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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 19 Filter by term Exclude term
NMNH - Anthropology Dept. 14 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

Resource Type

Sculpture 19 Filter by term Exclude term
Buddhas 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Statues 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative arts 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 1 Filter by term Exclude term
devotional sculpture 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Buddhists 19 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Himalayan peoples 5 Filter by term Exclude term
South Asians 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Southeast Asians 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Burmese 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Japanese 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 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1100s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1700s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1890s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
500s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
600s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
900s 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

Asia 12 Filter by term Exclude term
China 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Thailand 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Burma (Myanmar) 3 Filter by term Exclude term
India 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Japan 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Asia (not certain) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Bangladesh 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Burma (Myanmar) (not certain) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Sri Lanka 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Google Arts & Culture 19 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 19 Filter by term Exclude term
Anthropology 14 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAA Southeast Asia 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Military and Society: Armed Forces History 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 1 Filter by term Exclude term
West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 17: Promise of Paradise 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Art 19 Filter by term Exclude term
Anthropology 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Ethnology 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Charles Lang Freer collection 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese Art 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Ushnisha 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Metal-work 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Abhaya mudra 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Bronze 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Sculpture 7 Filter by term Exclude term

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CC0 9 Filter by term Exclude term

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Buddha

Buddha

Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Reclining Buddha

Buddha, Alabaster

Bronze Buddha

Dhyana Buddha

Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Vairochana Buddha

Plaster Buddha 1

Image Of Buddha

Buddha Of Teak (Seated)

Head of a Buddha

Wooden Image Of Buddha

Buddha Statue

Buddha Statue

Standing Buddha (fragment)

Head of Buddha

Canopy. Wooden Buddha Entering Nirvana

Head of a Buddha

Head of the Buddha

Head of a Buddha

Head of a meditating Buddha

Buddha Statue & Stand

Reclining Buddha Of Marble On Stand

Buddha

Buddha Seated on Foo Dog

Statuette of Buddha

Head of a Buddha

Head of the Buddha

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