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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 59 Filter by term Exclude term
NMNH - Anthropology Dept. 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 1 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 55 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
Decorative arts 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Jewelry 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Ornaments 1 Filter by term Exclude term
devotional sculpture 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Buddhists 57 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese 31 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
1890s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 6 Filter by term Exclude term
500s 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 31 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 59 Filter by term Exclude term
Google Arts & Culture 50 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
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term
West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 17: Promise of Paradise 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative Arts 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Art 59 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese Art 29 Filter by term Exclude term
Metal-work 26 Filter by term Exclude term
Sculpture 21 Filter by term Exclude term
South Asian and Himalayan Art 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Stone 18 Filter by term Exclude term
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution 16 Filter by term Exclude term
Bronze 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Gilding 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Anthropology 14 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 46 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 26 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 8 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

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Remove Date: 1700s

Buddha

Buddha

Crowned Buddha

The Buddha

Seated Buddha

The Buddha

Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Buddha Amoghasiddhi

Buddha Akshobhya

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha Shakyamuni

Vairocana Buddha

Reclining Buddha

Buddha, Alabaster

Bronze Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Standing Buddha

Dhyana Buddha

Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Seated Buddha

Head of Buddha

Seated Buddha

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