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Buddhism in Asian Art

Drawing on the National Museum of Asian Art's collections and collecions from across the Smithsonian, artworks spanning two millennia reveal Asia's rich Buddhist heritage. They represent diverse schools that arose from the Buddha's teachings.

Museum / Unit

National Museum of Asian Art 58 Filter by term Exclude term
NMNH - Anthropology Dept. 14 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 1 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Sculpture 53 Filter by term Exclude term
Buddhas 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Statues 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Jewelry 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Ornaments 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Buddhists 54 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese 30 Filter by term Exclude term
Himalayan peoples 18 Filter by term Exclude term
South Asians 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Japanese 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Southeast Asians 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Burmese 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Lao (Laotian) (?) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Simere 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1000s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
1100s 7 Filter by term Exclude term
1400s 6 Filter by term Exclude term
1700s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
1790s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 7 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 6 Filter by term Exclude term
600s 9 Filter by term Exclude term
700s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
900s 6 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

China 30 Filter by term Exclude term
Asia 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Japan 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Tibet 8 Filter by term Exclude term
India 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Thailand 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Burma (Myanmar) 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Mongolia 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Asia (not certain) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Bangladesh 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

National Museum of Asian Art 58 Filter by term Exclude term
Google Arts & Culture 49 Filter by term Exclude term
Anthropology 14 Filter by term Exclude term
East Building (Arthur M. Sackler Gallery), Gallery 26a: The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room 10 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAA Southeast Asia 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 1 Filter by term Exclude term
East Building (Arthur M. Sackler Gallery), Level 2 Staircase Corridor 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Military and Society: Armed Forces History 1 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term
West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 02: Body Image: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Art 58 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese Art 28 Filter by term Exclude term
Metal-work 27 Filter by term Exclude term
Sculpture 22 Filter by term Exclude term
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution 20 Filter by term Exclude term
South Asian and Himalayan Art 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Bronze 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Gilding 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Stone 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Anthropology 14 Filter by term Exclude term

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Not determined 26 Filter by term Exclude term

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Vairochana Buddha

Plaster Buddha 1

Image Of Buddha

Buddha Shakyamuni

Buddha Amitabha

Standing Buddha

Buddha Of Teak (Seated)

Head of a Buddha

Wooden Image Of Buddha

Buddha and Bodhisattva

Buddha or Bodhisattva

Buddha of Medicine

Buddha Miroku

Stone Buddha

Siamese Buddha

Buddha Statue

Buddha Statue

Head of Buddha

Canopy. Wooden Buddha Entering Nirvana

Fragment with seated Buddha

Head of the Buddha

Head of the Buddha

Maitreya, the Future Buddha

Seated figure of Buddha

The Buddha at Birth

Standing figure of the Buddha

Head of a meditating Buddha

Buddha Statue & Stand

Shakyamuni Buddha in Jowo Rinpoche form

Reclining Buddha Of Marble On Stand

Buddha

Statuette of Buddha

Gautama buddha shrine

Head of a Buddha

Head of the Buddha

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