The Joseph E. Hotung Gallery of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum |
Blue and white kendi (spouted pouring vessel), Vietnam ca 1440-1460 |
Sculptures from the ruined temple of the sun god at Konarak, Orissa, India |
From "The Nine Planets", Orissa, India, 13th C. |
From "The Nine Planets", Orissa, India, 13th C. |
"The Nine Planets", Orissa, India, 13th C. |
Shiva, Tamil Nadu ca 950 AD |
The Bodhisattva Tara, Sri Lanka, 8th C. |
The Bodhisattva Tara, Sri Lanka, 8th C. |
The Bodhisattva Tara, Sri Lanka, 8th C. |
Brahma, Malwa region, India, 10th C. |
Parvati, South India, mid-16th C. |
Shiva Nataraja, Lord of the Dance, Orissa, 13th C. |
Silver-gilt bowl with drinking scene, Dera Ismail Khan District, NWFP, Pakistan, ca 3rd-4th C. AD |
Column base, Gujarat, 11th C. |
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Jain yantra, North India, 1631 |
Four-armed Vishnu, Deccan, ca 900 AD |
Vaishnavi, Central India, ca 1000 AD |
Narasimha, the lion incarnation and Vamana, the dwarf incarnation, Southern Deccan, 18th-19th C. |
Cover for a linga in the form of the head of Shiva, Goa or coastal Maharashtra, 19th C. |
The Buddha, Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, ca 5th-6th C. AD |
Bracket figure from a stupa gateway, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, 1st C. AD |
Schist slab showing one of the Buddha's previous lives, Gandhara (NW Pakistan) 2nd-3rd C. AD |
Dipankara jataka, Gandhara (NW Pakistan) 2nd-3rd C. AD |
Hariti, Gandhara (NW Pakistan) 2nd-3rd C. AD |
The Buddha, Gandhara (NW Pakistan) 2nd-3rd C. AD |
The Buddha, Gandhara (NW Pakistan) 2nd-3rd C. AD |
The Buddha, Gandhara (NW Pakistan) 2nd-3rd C. AD |
Winged Atlant figure, Gandhara (NW Pakistan), 2nd-3rd C. AD |
Triangular pattern with Triton, Gandhara (NW Pakistan) 2nd-3rd C. AD |
Seated Buddha, Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, late 5th C. |
Seated Buddha, Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, late 5th C. |
Shiva Nataraja, South India, 1100 AD |
The Buddha, Danesar Khera, Central India, 5th C. AD |
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Eastern India, 11th C. AD |
Seated monk, Burma, 19th C. |
Head of a monk, Gandhara (said to be from Hadda, Afghanistan) 4th-5th C. AD |
The Wheel of the Law, Tibet, 19th C. |
The Buddha Akshoghya, Tibet, 12th-13th C. |
The Buddha, Thailand, 14th C. |
The Buddha, Thailand, 14th C. |
Gold reliquary with figures of the Buddha, Bimaran, Afghanistan, 1st C. AD |
Vishnu, Kanauj, Central india ca 1000 AD |
Vishnu, Kanauj, Central india ca 1000 AD |
Harihara, Vishnu and Shiva combined, Central India, ca 1000 AD |
Side figures of the combined statue of Harihara, Vishnu and Shiva, Central India ca 1000 AD |
Side figures of the combined statue of Harihara, Vishnu and Shiva, Central India ca 1000 AD |
Sarasvati (Jain), Central India, early 11th C. |
Jain tirthankara, Gujarat, 12th C. AD |
Jain tirthankara, Gujarat, 12th C. AD |
Jain tirthankara, Gujarat, 12th C. AD |
The tirthankaras Rishabhadeva and Mahavira (Jain), Orissa, 11th-12th C. |
Standing tirthankara (Jain), Deccan, 12th-13th C. AD |
Standing tirthankara with an architectural surround (Jain) SW Deccan, 13th C. |
Standing tirthankara with an architectural surround (Jain) SW Deccan, 13th C. |
Ambika, the Jain Mother Goddess, Dhar, Central India, 1034 |
Yashoda suckling Krishna, Eastern Rajasthan ca 1000 AD |
Terracotta plaque of a hunter, Central India, 5th C. AD |
Lakulisha, an aspect of Shiva, Central India, ca 7th C. AD |
Shiva and Parvati, Orissa, 12th-13th C. AD |
Durga killing the buffalo demon, Orissa, 15th C. |
Durga killing the buffalo demon, Orissa, 13th C. |
Ganesha, Orissa, 13th C. |
Vishnu, Kashmir ca 800 AD |
Dome sculpture from the Great Stupa at Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh |
Fragment showing the Great Departure of Prince Siddhartha, Amaravati, 2nd C. AD |
Fragment of the Universal Monarch (Chakravartin) a previous Buddha, Amaravati, 2nd C. AD |
Carvings from the Great Stupa at Amaravati, Andhra Pradhesh, founded 3rd C. BC |
Railing pillar - gift of food to the Buddha by Sujata at Bodh Gaya |
Railing pillar with the Interpretatino of the Dream of Queen Maya, Great Stupa of Amaravati |
Railing crossbar, Great Stupa of Amaravati |
Railing crossbar with monks worshiping a fiery pillar, a symbol of the Buddha, , Great Stupa of Amaravati |
The Great Departure of Prince Siddhartha, Amaravati |
From the Great Stupa of Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh |
Railing pillar with King Shuddhodana and Queen Maya, parents of Prince Siddhartha, on an elephant |
Drum slab from the Great Stupa at Amaravati, 3rd C. AD |
Upper left corner of a drum slab, Great Stupa at Amaravati |
Drum slab depicting the Birth of the Buddha, Amaravati, 2nd C. AD |
The Birth of Prince Siddhartha, Amaravati, 2nd C. AD |
Slab with a scene from the Buddha's enlightenment, Amaravati ca 1st C. BC |
Garuda, Eastern India, 11th-12th C. |
Manjushri, Eastern India, 12th C. |
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Eastern India, 11th C. AD |
Naga (Serpent Deity), Elephanta Island, 7th C. AD |
Vishnu, Bihar, Eastern India, 11th C. |
Seated Shiva made of pancha loha (alloy of copper, silver, gold, brass and zinc), Tamil Nadu, early 12th . |
Ravana, the 10-headed demon, South India, 18th C. |
Shiva dakshinamurti, Tamil Nadu, 10th C. |
Dvarapala (door guardian), Sri Lanka, late Anuradhapura period, 8th-9th C. |
Ayda katti, the national weapon of Coorg in SW India, 18th-19th C. |
Kanjalri, Andhra Pradesh, 18th C. |
Sinhalese knife, Sri Lanka, 18th C. |
Bhairava, a form of Shiva, Tamil Nadu, 11th C. |
Dvarapala (temple door guardian), Tamil Nadu, 12th C. |
Torso from 9th C. Java |
Head of the Buddha, Borobudur, 9th C. Java |
The Buddha standing under a royal parasol, Sabas, 8th-9th C. |
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Java, 8th-9th C. |
Ganesha, Khmer Cambodia, 13th C. |
Standing 4-armed male in the Baphuon style, Cambodia ca 1050 AD |
Thungedaw, gild and lacquered child figure, Burma, 19th C. |
Betel box in the shape of a sacred goose (hamsa), Burma, 19th C. |
Two ass-headed demons, Burma, late 15th C. |
The Buddha with worshippers, Burma, 18th-19th C. |
The Buddha in earth touching posture, Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 15th-16th C. |
Crowned Buddha from northern Thailand, 1540 AD |
Standing Buddha, Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 17th C. |
The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, Nepal, 16th C. |
The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, Nepal, 16th C. |
The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, Nepal, 16th C. |
The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, Nepal, 16th C. |
The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, Nepal, 16th C. |
Oracle's breastplate, Tibet, 19th C. |
Brass lion, 18th C. Tibet |
Figure of a Tibetan lama, 15th C. or later |
Figure of a Tibetan lama, 15th C. or later |
Trumpet made of a human thigh bone used for exorcisms, 19th C. Tibet |
Padmasambhava, Tibet, 19th C. |
The Buddha Vajradhara, Tibet, 15th-16th C. |
Carved stand of ivory reputed to be from the Chokhoryangtse monastery, 13th C. or earlier |
A bodhisattva, perhaps Manjushri, Tibet, 19th C. |
The Dharamapala Yamari with his consort, Tibet, 17th C. |
Seated lama of gilt bronze with inlaid stones in the head-dress, Tibet, 18th-19th C. |
Hsùn-ok, lidded offering vessel, Burma, 19th C. |
The Buddha, Burma, 18th-19th C. |
The Buddha, Burma, 18th-19th C. |
Guanyin (the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara), Six Dynasties period, Northern Qi dynasty (550-577 AD) |
Stucco figure of a divinity from Ming-oi near Shorchuk, 6th-7th C. AD |
Clay and wood figure of a horse, Astana (near Turfan) 8th C. AD |
Lead-glazed ceramic figure of a camel, Tang Dynasty, 8th C. |
Porcelain Bodhisattva in Sino-Tibetan style, late 18th-19th C. |
Night light in the form of a crouching cat, Jiangxi Province ca 1640-1644 |
Porcelain plate with the Martin family crest made in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province ca 1780-1800 |
Porcelain serving dish with the arms of Henry Talbot, Jiangxi Province ca 1735-1740 |
Porcelain plate with the Crucifixion, mid 18th C. China (for export) |
Copper plate decorated in painted enamels with a dragon, Qianlong Period, ca 1736-1795 |
Bronze ritual vessel hu, late Shang or Western Zhou period, 11th C. BC |
Jade book, Qianlong period, 1748 |
Sancai, three-colored glazed pottery tomb-figures, Tang dynasty, early 9th C. |
three-colored glazed pottery camels, Tang dynasty, early 9th C. |
Glazed pottery roof finials inthe form of a dragon, Song dynasty, 960-1279 AD |
Basin with lobed rim, Ming dynasty, 1573-1619 |
Lacquer tray inlaid with mother-of-pearl, 16th-17th C. |
Large imperial jar with domed cover and spherical knob, Ming, 1426-1435 |
Large imperial jar with domed cover and spherical knob, Ming, 1426-1435 |
Stoneware figure from a judgement group, Ming Dynasty, 16th C. |
Stoneware figure of a Daoist deity, Ming dynasty, 16th C. |
Stoneware figure of a Daoist deity, Ming dynasty, 16th C. |
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A luohan in glazed stoneware, Heibei Province, Liao Dynasty 907-1125 AD |
A luohan in glazed stoneware, Heibei Province, Liao Dynasty 907-1125 AD |
Stoneware figure of Budai, the fat smiling monnk, Henan Province, 1486 |
The Joseph E. Hotung Gallery of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum |
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Cizhou-type pillow of leaf shape with sgraffiato design of a dancing bear, Northern Song dynasty, late 11th-early 12th C. |
Painted pottery figure of a fabulous horned animal, Jin Dynasty, 4th C. AD |
Bronze bell (bo), Eastern Zhou period, 6th-5th C. BC |
Bronze ritual food vessel, late Shang or early Western Zhou, 12th-11th C. BC |
Bronze ritual vessel, the Xing Hou gui, Western Zhou period, 11th-10th C. BC |
Guanyin (the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara) Six Dynasties Period, 550-577 AD |
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Painted pottery tomb guardian, Tang Dynasty, 7th-8th C. AD |
Stoneware figure from a judgement group, Ming Dynasty, 16th C. |
Stoneware figure from a judgement group, Ming Dynasty, 16th C. |
Stoneware figure from a judgement group, Ming Dynasty, 16th C. |
Jade caving on the 9th luohan among rocks |
Decorative jade carving on the 5th luohan (disciple of Buddha) among rocks |
Bronze ritual vessel (Shang dynasty, 12th C. BC) and covered jade vessel (Qing dynasty, 18th C.) |
Jade buffalo, after 1759 |
Jade horse, late Ming to Qing transitional period |
Jade disks |