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13 janvier 2026

Uma-Maheshvara, Chandella dynasty, 10th-11th century

Uma-Maheshvara, Chandella dynasty, India, 10th-11th century. Buff sandstone, 149.86 x 83.19 x 34.29 cm. The John R. Van Derlip Fund, 97.36 © Minneapolis Institute of Art This majestic relief was likely created for a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva....

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Tags: Indian Art, Uma-Maheshvara, Chandella dynasty, India, Buff sandstone

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13 janvier 2026

Standing Buddha, c. 900, India, Kashmir

Standing Buddha, c. 900, India, Kashmir. Brass with silver and copper inlay. Overall: 98.1 cm; Base: 28.2 cm. John L. Severance Fund 1966.30 © The Cleveland Museum of Art The Buddha grasps the end of his robe in his left hand. The slender athletic Buddha...

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Tags: Indian Art, Buddisht Sculpture, Standing Buddha, India

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27 août 2025

Eight Great Events from the Life of the Buddha, Pala period, 10th century

Eight Great Events from the Life of the Buddha, Pala period, 10th century, India, Bihar. Phyllite, 76.2 × 44.5 × 17.8 cm. Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Alsdorf Foundation, 2019.727. Narrative events are depicted on all sides of this stele. A miniaturized...

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Tags: Buddisht Sculpture, Life of the Buddha, Pala period, India, Bihar, Phyllite

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27 août 2025

Stele with Episode from the Life of the Buddha (Monkey Offers Honey to the Buddha), Pala period, 10th century

Stele with Episode from the Life of the Buddha (Monkey Offers Honey to the Buddha), Pala period, 10th century, India, Bihar. Black chlorite, 36.2 × 22.9 × 12.7 cm. Art Institute of Chicago, James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection. Gift of Marilynn Alsdorf,...

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Tags: Buddisht Sculpture, Stele, Life of the Buddha, India, Pala period, Bihar, Black chlorite

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3 août 2025

'Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art Across Asia' at LACMA

Crowned Buddha, Thailand, Lopburi, c. 1250–1300, copper alloy, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Michael Phillips and Juliana Maio, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Realms of the...

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Tags: Buddisht Sculpture, : Buddha Shakyamuni, India, Uttar Pradesh, Bodhisattva Maitreya, Bihar, Cosmic Buddha Vairochana, Chakrasamvara, Vajravarahi, Tibet, Mahasiddha, Naropa, Votive Stupa, Cambodia, Madhya Pradesh, Eastern Java, Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Chintamani Lokeshvara, Vajravarahi-Vajrayogini, Brahmanrupa Mahakala, Kunga Tashi, Karma Amitayus, Tara, Bishamonten, Kamakura period, Manjushri, Vajra, Yama and Yami, Gandhara

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16 avril 2025

"Intrinsic Beauty" Exhibition Launches Centennial Celebration at The Textile Museum in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, DC.- Exquisite artworks created worldwide over the last two thousand years are on view in "Intrinsic Beauty: Celebrating the Art of Textiles" at The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum through June 14, 2025, as The Textile...

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Tags: Kilim, Iran, Dragon carpet, Caucasus, Tunic, Peru, Buddhist priest’s mantle, jiasha, Türkiye, Piña blouse, Philippines, Chief’s tunic or cape, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Spain, Granada, Islamic Spanish, Spanish Colonial Peru, Ecclesiastical Garment, Ottoman Turkey, safavid, Textile hanging, Japan, Alfonso V of Aragon, Maria of Castile, Andalusian, Tabriz, Man's robe, India, Golconda, Turkmenistan, Chair cover, Qianlong period (1736-1795), dragon robe, Algeria, Sarape, Mexico, Shoulder cloth, Indonesia, Palepai, Sumatra, Paminggir, Woman's Ceremonial Skirt, Tapis Inu, Asmalik, Ushak

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25 septembre 2024

'Asian Bronze. 4,000 years of beauty' at the Rijksmuseum

Anthropomorphic Figure, Gangetic Plain, India, c. 1500–1000 BCE. Photo: Rijksmuseum/Erik and Petra Hesmerg AMSTERDAM- In the exhibition Asian Bronze. 4,000 years of beauty, the Rijksmuseum brings together more than 75 bronze masterpieces, from prehistoric...

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Tags: Asian Art, Guhyasamaja Akshobhya, Tibet, Bodhisattva, Ming Dynasty, Thailand, Lobster shaped Incense burner, Japan, Wine vessel in the form of an Elephant, Shang Dynasty, Yashoda with the Infant Krishna, India, Shiva Nataraja, Eastern Han dynasty, Sita

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8 août 2024

Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Celestial Conch Shell with Skulls, Huastec, Veracruz (Northern), Mexico, 900–1521, conch shell, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by James C. Flores in honor of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. at “One Great Night in November, 2007.” HOUSTON,...

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Tags: Celestial Conch Shell with Skulls, Huastec, Veracruz, Buddha Enthroned, Khmer, Angkor period, Shiva Nataraja, India, Bedu Mask, Nafana, Kulango, Degha peoples, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, John Biggers, Bill Viola