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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 18 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Sculpture 18 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Buddhists 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Himalayan peoples 3 Filter by term Exclude term
South Asians 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Southeast Asians 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Japanese 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1000s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1100s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1200s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1300s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1400s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1640s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1700s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
500s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
600s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
900s 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

China 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Thailand 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Bangladesh 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Cambodia 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Densatil 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Japan 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Tibet 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Google Arts & Culture 18 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 18 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAA Southeast Asia 4 Filter by term Exclude term
East Building (Arthur M. Sackler Gallery), Gallery 26a: The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Art 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Metal-work 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Sculpture 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese Art 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Gilding 11 Filter by term Exclude term
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Lotus 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Abhaya mudra 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Charles Lang Freer collection 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 4 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 3 Filter by term Exclude term

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Seated Buddha

Seated Buddha

Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Buddha Akshobhya

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Standing Buddha

Seated Buddha

Vairochana Buddha

Buddha or Bodhisattva

Buddha of Medicine

Head of a Buddha

The Buddha at Birth

Statuette of Buddha

Head of a Buddha

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