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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 60 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

Resource Type

Decorative arts 1 Filter by term Exclude term
devotional sculpture 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Buddhists 62 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese 31 Filter by term Exclude term
Himalayan peoples 20 Filter by term Exclude term
South Asians 20 Filter by term Exclude term
Southeast Asians 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Japanese 2 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 8 Filter by term Exclude term
1790s 6 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 4 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
Tibet 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Thailand 6 Filter by term Exclude term
India 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Mongolia 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Bangladesh 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Dolonnor 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Henan province 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Japan 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Mathura 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

National Museum of Asian Art 60 Filter by term Exclude term
Google Arts & Culture 55 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 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Painting and Sculpture 2 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
East Building (Arthur M. Sackler Gallery), Level 2 Staircase Corridor 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Art 60 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese Art 31 Filter by term Exclude term
Metal-work 30 Filter by term Exclude term
Sculpture 24 Filter by term Exclude term
South Asian and Himalayan Art 20 Filter by term Exclude term
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution 19 Filter by term Exclude term
Bronze 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Stone 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Gilding 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Ushnisha 16 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 44 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 11 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 10 Filter by term Exclude term

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Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Crowned Buddha

The Buddha

Seated Buddha

Seated Buddha

Seated Buddha

Seated Buddha

The Buddha

Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Buddha Amoghasiddhi

Buddha Akshobhya

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha Shakyamuni

Vairocana Buddha

Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Seated Buddha

Head of Buddha

Seated Buddha

Vairochana Buddha

Buddha Shakyamuni

Buddha Amitabha

Standing Buddha

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