Buddhist Art
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#Bodhisattva #Mahapratisara Circa 17Th Century. #Nepal. Silver Figure. 11.1 Cm (4 3/8 In.) High. With Separately Cast And Affixed Side Ribbons And Halo, The Halo With Remains Of Cold Gold Pigment.
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Seated statue of #Amida Nyorai enshrined in the Daishoin Ihai-do, one of the sub-temples of Bunpo-ji in Tanba Sasayama, #Japan.
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#Vajrasattva 12th Century. #Tibet Gilt Bronze. 18 5/8 in. | 47.4 cm. The #bodhisattva is depicted here standing holding a vajra in his right hand and a ghanta in his left. The elaborate crown with beaded border is surmounted by a superbly rendered five-pointed crown.
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Nio statue of the Nio-mon of Matsuoyama Bunpo-ji, Tamba Sasayama, #Japan. Designated as a tangible cultural property of the city. The Nio-mon Gate, which is the Bunpozan Romon Gate, was built in 1385 to imitate the Kencho-ji Romon in #Kamakura, and was destroyed by Mitsuhide Akechi's attack on Tanba from 1575 to 1579 during the Tensho period.
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Standing Statue of Fudō Myōō (#FudōMyōō), Ganjoju-in, Shizuoka, #Japan, #Kamakura period. A symmetrical figure with both eyes looking straight ahead and both fangs pointing downwards. This is rare for Fudo Myoo. Yosegi-zukuri, Tamame technique. The statue of Saikaradoji holding a samurai's treasure stick and the statue of Hikaradoji holding a lotus flower were also created by Unkei, who was in his mid-thirties, in his prime.
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Stehende Statue der elfengesichtigen #Kannon Bosatsu, Nationalmuseum Tokio, #Japan.
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Seated statues of the five great Kokuzo Bodhisattvas of the To-ji Kanchi-in temple. The five wisdoms of the Kokuzo #Bodhisattva are expressed with five #Bodhisattva statues.
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#Buddha's mother Juntei Kanzeon, enshrined in the main hall of Hokai-ji, #Japan.
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Jar with Design in Underglaze Iron, 1800s-1900s, #Korea, #Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). This type of Korean porcelain work featuring unfinished and raw quality inspired many European ceramists including Bernard Leach (1887–1979), the father of British studio pottery.
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