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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 42 Filter by term Exclude term
NMNH - Anthropology Dept. 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 3 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 39 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 41 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese 22 Filter by term Exclude term
Himalayan peoples 12 Filter by term Exclude term
South Asians 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Japanese 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Southeast Asians 5 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

1100s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1400s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1700s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
1790s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1890s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 7 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 6 Filter by term Exclude term
500s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
600s 6 Filter by term Exclude term
700s 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

China 22 Filter by term Exclude term
Asia 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Japan 7 Filter by term Exclude term
India 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Thailand 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Tibet 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Burma (Myanmar) 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Asia (not certain) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Burma (Myanmar) (not certain) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Henan province 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

National Museum of Asian Art 42 Filter by term Exclude term
Google Arts & Culture 33 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 5 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAA Southeast Asia 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Painting and Sculpture 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

Topic

Art 42 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese Art 20 Filter by term Exclude term
Stone 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Anthropology 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Ethnology 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Ushnisha 14 Filter by term Exclude term
South Asian and Himalayan Art 12 Filter by term Exclude term
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Charles Lang Freer collection 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Tang dynasty (618 - 907) 7 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 34 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 21 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 10 Filter by term Exclude term

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Buddha

Buddha

Crowned Buddha

The Buddha

Seated Buddha

The Buddha

Standing 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

Seated Buddha

Head of Buddha

Plaster Buddha 1

Image Of Buddha

Buddha Shakyamuni

Standing Buddha

Buddha Of Teak (Seated)

Head of a Buddha

Buddha Reclining with Base

Wooden Image Of Buddha

Buddha and Bodhisattva

Buddha Miroku

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