The story of Himalayan art is illuminated through 108 significant objects from the Neolithic era to today. Paintings, sculptures, drawings, textiles, and architectural structures are brought to life with essays, photographs, interactive maps, and videos for a sweeping journey through the traditions, rituals, social practices, and art of the Himalayan regions, with an emphasis on cross-cultural exchange.
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Sculpture under Mongol Patronage: An Indian Buddhist Deity in a Nepalo-Tibeto-Chinese Form
Relief Carving of a Nine-Deity Ushnishavijaya Composition, Niche 84 at Feilaifeng Cliff Hangzhou, China; ca. 1282–1292
A Ming Dynasty Monastery at the Sino-Tibetan Frontier
Qutan Monastery (Drotsang Dorje Chang) Drotsang, Tsongkha, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (present-day Ledu county, Qinghai Province, China); 1392–1427
Pensive Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Nanjing or Beijing, China; Yongle period (1403–1424)
Dabaojigong Temple Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China; founded 1582
The Sixteenth-Century Renaissance of Buddhism in Mongolia
Erdeni Juu Monastery Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia; founded 1582
Arhats Viewing a Painting of Birds by the Tenth Karmapa Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China; 1660
Tibetan Buddhism at the Qing Court
The Qianlong Emperor as Manjushri-Chakravartin Imperial workshop in Beijing, China, with face by Giuseppe Castiglione; mid-18th century
Cultural Translation of a Tantric Visualization Practice
The All-Knowing Buddha Vairochana Visualization Album Wangzimiao Temple, Aokhan Banner, Inner Mongolia; ca. 18th–19th century