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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 5 Filter by term Exclude term
South Asians 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Southeast Asians 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1000s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
100s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1100s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
200s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
300s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
400s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
500s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
600s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
700s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
900s 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

China 11 Filter by term Exclude term
India 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Henan province 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Mathura 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Pakistan 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Afghanistan 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Bengal 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Bihar state 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Hebei province 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Indonesia 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 2 Filter by term Exclude term
West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 17: Promise of Paradise 2 Filter by term Exclude term
East Building (Arthur M. Sackler Gallery), Level 2 Staircase Corridor 1 Filter by term Exclude term
West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 02: Body Image: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Art 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese Art 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Ushnisha 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Tang dynasty (618 - 907) 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Charles Lang Freer collection 5 Filter by term Exclude term
South Asian and Himalayan Art 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Period of Division (220 - 589) 4 Filter by term Exclude term
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Abhaya mudra 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 12 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 3 Filter by term Exclude term

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Crowned Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Head of Buddha

Standing Buddha

Head of a Buddha

Buddha and Bodhisattva

Standing Buddha (fragment)

Head of Buddha

Head of the Buddha

Head of a Buddha

Seated figure of Buddha

Standing figure of the Buddha

Head of a Buddha

Head of the Buddha

Head of the Buddha

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