Art

Black-and-white image of bright white snow-covered mountain rising from valley between two darker peaks lightly covered with snow.
Kailash #75
Tibet, 2000
Painting of seated figure with red and saffrom robes surrounded nby smaller figures and buildings mounted on vertical strip of patterned blue fabric.
Fifth Dalai Lama (1617–1682) with Episodes from His Life
U Region, Central Tibet, 18th century
Zitan Prayer Beads
Mongolia, early 19th century
Vajrapani (From Situ's set of Eight Great Bodhisattvas)
Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century
Vajrasattva
Central Tibet, 13th century
Walnut Prayer Beads
China, ca. 1908
Walnut seed prayer beads
Japan, 18th century
Water bowl
Tibet, 18th - 20th century
Wish-fulfilling Tree
Nepal, 2016
Woodblock
Himalayan Region, 15th - 19th century
Woodblock for Printing Prayer Flags
Himalayan Region, ca. 19th–early 20th century
Woodblock for Printing Tibetan Text
Himalayan Region, ca. 18th–19th century
Woodblock Print of the Buddha with His Assembly
China, 18th - 19th century
Wooden prayer beads
Korea, 19th century
Wooden prayer beads carved with 260 Chinese characters of The Heart Sutra
Korea, 20th century
Unidentified Religious Master
Tibet, 16th century-17th century
Unidentified Teacher of the Bon Tradition
Tibet, 14th century
Vaishravana, Guardian King of the North
China, 16th century
Tara
Tibet, 18th century
Temple Banner (Bilampau) Depicting Avalokiteshvara's Legends Described in the Newari Version of the Gunakarandavyuha Sutra
Nepal, 17th century
Tenth Zhamar, Mipam Chodrup Gyatso (1742-1792)
Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, late 18th - 19th century
Tibetan Amethyst Prayer Beads
Tibet, 19th century
Tibetan Bodhiseed Prayer Beads
Tibet, 19th century
Tibetan Book Stand
Tibet, mid-20th century
Tibetan Elephant Stomach Prayer Beads
Tibet, 19th century
Tibetan Human Bone Prayer Beads
Tibet, 18th or 19th century
Tibetan Mother of Pearl Prayer Beads
Tibet, 19th century
Tibetan Sheep Bone Prayer Beads
Tibet, date unknown
Tibetan Shrine Cabinet (Chosham)
New York, New York, 2012-2013
Shadakshari Lokeshvara
Western Tibet, 15th century
Shakyamuni Buddha
Tibet, 19th century
Shrine Cabinet (Chosham)
Tibet, Second half of 20th century
Shrine Stand (Butter Lamp Stand)
Tibet, 18th century
Skull prayer beads
Korea, 20th century
Snake Spine Prayer Beads with Conch Button and One Metal Counter
Tibet, 19th century
Standing Arhat
China, Dated 1439
Striated Wood Prayer Bead
China, 18th century
Stupa
Tibet, 13th century
Stupa
Tibet, 13th century
Stupa
Tibet, 13th-14th century
Reliquary, Stupa
Tibet, 14th century
Rock Crystal Prayer Beads
Tibet, Date unknown
Rudraksha Prayer Beads
Tibet, 19th century
Rudraksha Prayer Beads
Tibet, Date unknown
Sacred Earthly Realms and Heavenly Paradises
Central Tibet, 17th century
Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltsen (1182-1251)
Tibet, 16th century
Samantabhadra
Inner Mongolia, 19th century
Samantabhadra (From Situ's set of Eight Great Bodhisattvas)
Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century
Sanggye Sengge (1504-1569)
Ngor Ewam Choden Monastery, Tsang Province, Central Tibet, 1580s-1590s
Sarvavid Vairochana
China (or Eastern Tibet), ca. 19th century
Penance Prayer Bead
Japan, Early 20th century
Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparmita) Sutra in Eight Thousand Verses, Woodblock Printed Book
Tibet, 2001
Phakpa Lokeshvara of Lhasa
Tibet or Nepal, Date uncertain
Pheonix Eye Bodhiseed Prayer Beads
Tibet, 18th or 19th century
Pheonix Eye Bodhiseed Prayer Beads
Tibet, 20th century
The Potala Palace and the main Monuments of Lhasa
Tibet or Inner Mongolia, 18th - early 19th century (ca 1757-1804)
Prayer Beads
Tibet, 19th century
Prayer beads made of seeds, likely bladdernut, with image of Bodhidharma carved on each bead
Korea, Early 20th century
Prayer Wheel
Tibet, 19th - 20th century
Pressed Incense Prayer Beads
China, Date unknown
Pressed Medicine prayer beads
China, Early 20th century
Oboe (Gyaling)
Probably Central Tibet, early 20th century
Oboe (Gyaling)
Probably Central Tibet, early 20th century
Offering Table
Tibet, 13th-15th century
Offering Table
Tibet, 15th-17th century
Open-Ended String of Wood Prayer Bead
Korea, 20th century
Page of the Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) Sutra Manuscript
Tibet, ca. 13th-14th century
Pair of Cymbals
Mongolia, 18th - 19th century
Palace of the Buddha, Bhaisajyaguru, Master of Remedies (chapter 1)
Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996
Peach Pit Prayer Beads
China, Date unknown
Peach Pit Prayer Beads
China, 19th century
Peach Pit Prayer Beads
China, 18th century
Peking glass prayer beads
China, late 19th century
Manjushri
Nepal, 14th century
Manjushri (From Situ's set of Eight Great Bodhisattvas)
Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century
Manuscript Folio with Buddha Ratnasambhava
Nepal, ca. 1200
Model of the Mahabodhi Temple
Eastern India, Probably Bodhgaya, ca. 11th century
Mold for a sculpture
Nephu monastery, Bhutan and Darjeeling, India, ca. 19th-20th century
Mold for Clay Image (tsatsa) of Buddha Amitayus
Himalayan Region, ca. 19th century
Moon and Star Prayer Beads
Tibet, 19th century
Mother of Pearl Prayer Beads
Possibly Derge, Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, early 19th century
Long Horn (dung chen)
Tibet (possibly Derge), early 20th century
Long Horn (dung chen)
Tibet (possibly Derge), early 20th century
Long Life Vase (Tsebum)
Tibet, 20th century
Maitreya
Tibet, 17th century
Maitreya (or Buddha Shakyamuni)
Tibet, 14th century
Manjushri
Tibet, 15th century
Human Cranium Prayer Beads
Tibet, 18th or 19th century
Human Cranium Prayer Beads
Tibet, 18th or 19th century
Illuminated Folio (Frontispiece) of the Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparmita) Sutra Manuscript
Western Tibet, 15th century
Illuminated Folio (Title Page) of the Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparmita) Sutra Manuscript
Western Tibet, 15th century
Illuminated Page from a Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) Sutra Manuscript
Western Tibet, 12th century
Illuminated Page from a Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) Sutra Manuscript
Western Tibet, 12th century
Inscribed Lion Throne
Gilgit (present day Pakistan), Early 7th century
Ivory Prayer Beads
Tibet, early 19th century
Ivory prayer beads
China, Late 19th century
Ivory Prayer Beads
Tibet, early 19th century
Jatson Nyingpo (1585-1656)
Eastern Tibet, 19th century
Jodo Shin prayer beads
Japan, 20th century
Garnet Hand Rosary
Mongolia, Date unknown
Garnet Prayer Bead
China, 19th century
Geluk Refuge Field
Tibet, 19th century
Goddess Ushnishavijaya in Stupa
Tsang Province, Central Tibet, 15th century
Golden Boxwood Prayer Beads
Mongolia, early 20th century
The Great Stupa of Boudhanath
Buryatia, 19th century
Handheld Prayer Wheel
Central Tibet, Early 20th century
Human Bone Prayer Beads
Tibet, 18th or 19th century
Human Cranium Prayer Beads
Tibet, Date unknown
Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso (1617 1682)
Tibet, 17th century
The Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso (1617-1682) with Previous Incarnations
Central Tibet, 18th century
Finger Bone Prayer Beads
Tibet, Date unknown
Flat Turquoise Prayer Beads
Tibet, 20th century
Flying Celestial Figure
Nepal, 16th century
Buddha Shakyamuni with Maitreya and Avalokiteshvara
Swat, 8th century
Butter Lamp
Tibet, 18th century
Butter Lamp
Tibet, 18th - 20th century
Butter Lamp
Nepal, mid 20th century
Butter Lamp
Tibet, 18th - 20th century
Butter Lamp
Nepal, mid 20th century
Carved Wood Prayer Beads
China, 19th century
Coconut Shell Prayer Beads
Tibet, early 20th century
Conch Shell Prayer Beads
Tibet, Date unknown
Coral Prayer Beads
Tibet, 19th century
Crocheted Cloth Cover Prayer Bead
Burma, 20th century
Crowned Buddha
Northeastern India, 10th century
Dipamkara Buddha
Nepal, Dated by inscription 1853
Double Strand Prayer Beads
Japan, 20th century
Drigungpa Jikten Sumgon
Tibet, 13th - 14th century
Dromton (1004/05-1064)
Tibet, ca. 18th-19th century
Drum (Nga)
Tibet, Mid-19th century
Elephant
Nepal or Tibet, 18th century
Eleven-headed, Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara
Central Tibet, early 20th century (before 1935)
Faceted Metal Prayer Beads
Bhutan, ca. 1800
The Field of Accumulation of Merit
Tibet, early 20th century
Field of Accumulation of Merit (Tsokshin) of the Geluk Tradition with Tsongkhapa
Central Tibet, ca. late 18th - early 19th century
Avalokiteshavara
Tibet, 15th century
Avalokiteshvara Enshrined in a Temple
Nepal, Dated by inscription, 1850
Bodhisattva Amoghapasha
Nepal, ca. 1400
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (After Situ Panchen's (1700–1774) set of Eight Great Bodhisattvas)
Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century
Bodhisattva Kshitigarbha
Tibet, 17th century
Bodhisattva Maitreya
Tibet, 17th - 19th century
Bodhisattva Manjushri
Tibet or China, 17th-18th century
Bodhisattva Suryabaskara
China or Inner Mongolia, 18th century
Bone Prayer Beads
Tibet, early 1970's
Bon Lama Sanggye Lingpa (1705-1735)
Gyelrong, Eastern Tibet, 19th century
Book Case
Central Tibet, 19th century
Boxwood Prayer Beads
China, 18th century
Buddha Amitabha in His Pure Realm
Central Tibet, late 18th century
Buddha Amitayus
Tibet, 19th century
Buddha Amitayus
Tibet, 17th century
Buddha Amitayus
Tibet, 17th century
Buddha Amitayus
Bhutan, late 19th or early 20th century
Buddha Amitayus
Eastern Tibet, 18th century
Buddha Ratnasambhava
Central Tibet, 13th century
Buddha Ratnasambhava with Wealth Deities
Tibet, early to mid-14th century
Buddha Shakyamuni
Tibet, 13th century
Amber Prayer Beads
Tibet, 19th century
Amber Prayer Beads
China, Date unknown
Amber Prayer Beads
Tibet, 19th century
Amethyst Prayer Beads
Japan, 20th century
Antelope Horn Prayer Beads
China, Date unknown
Arhat Abheda
Tibet, 16th century
Arhat BakulaArhat Bakula
Tibet, late 19th or 20th century

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