Spiral Spiral

Yellow brass statue of Bodhisattva holding blossom and standing before patterned, open nimbus topped with stupa
Avalokiteshvara
Medium view under blue sky of low-slung rust-red temple building featuring stupas at corners of roof
Red Temple (Dukhang)
Rectangular page featuring lines of Tibetan script and illumination depicting deity seated above offerings and kneeling figures
Prajnaparamita with Devotees; folio from a Shatasahasrika Prajnaparamita manuscript (The Perfection of Wisdom)
Silver statuette of seated, crowned Bodhisattva, left arm raising sword, with sash billowing about shoulders
Manjushri, Bodhisattva of Wisdom
Page featuring four lines of text above illumination depicting four deities in blue squares against red background; bottom right corner of page torn away
Fragmentary page from a Prajnaparamita Sutra manuscript
Exterior view of canopied monument in weathered gray and brown stone featuring pointed arches and tiered pyramid roof
Shaiva Shrine
Faded wall painting in browns and grays of deity seated on ornamental pedestal flanked by attendants
Vasudhara and Entourage
Beige ovoid relief depicting four-armed deity surrounded by symbolic motifs and Tibetan text
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object EssaysMass Production of Images as a Ritual Practice
Molded Clay Image (Tsatsa) of Amoghapasha
Guge, Ngari region, western Tibet; 11th–12th century
Miniature brown architectural model featuring square base with portico and slender tapered roof; decorated with intricately carved moldings
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object EssaysRepresenting the Sacred Site of the Buddha’s Awakening
Mahabodhi Temple Model
Eastern India; ca. 11th century
Medium view of densely carved brown wooden lintel beneath row of small windows; features scene with seven seated figures framed by scrollwork
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object EssaysA Marvel of Newar Woodworking
Torana of the Main Shrine at Yetakha Baha
Kathmandu, Nepal; 10th–11th century
Mural in reds, yellows, and greens depicting two bodhisattvas facing one another before tree and attendants
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object EssaysCosmopolitanism in a Local Tibetan Environment
Maitreya and Manjushri Mural
Dratang Temple, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China); ca. 1081–1093
Green-skinned bodhisattva seated on lotus pedestal and flanked by attendants; enclosed within border of deity portraits
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object EssaysOn the Origins and History of an Early Tibetan Masterwork
Tara Who Protects from the Eight Great Fears
Reting Monastery, U region, central Tibet; ca. 1056–1189
Five thin rectangular pages arranged in column; each page features text interspersed with miniature paintings of deities
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object EssaysEmbodying the Words of the Buddha
Illuminated Pages of the Prajnaparamita Sutra Manuscript
Nalanda, India; 1073, 1151
Crowned Buddha with copper face, closed eyes, and textile adornments sits before carved nimbus
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object EssaysIn the Presence of the Buddha
Central Shrine Image of Kwa Baha (Hiranyavarna Mahavihar)
Patan (Lalitpur), Nepal; ca. 11th century
Goddess wearing patterned dhoti sits cross-legged with arms bent and sash fluttering about shoulders
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object Essays

The Iconographic Program of a Mid-Eleventh Century Monument

Goddess Dharmameghabhumi in the Tabo Main Temple
Tabo Monastery, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India; ca. 1040
Bronze bodhisattva wearing crown, dhoti, and garland stands before red and gold nimbus; left hand turned toward viewer, right hand holds long-stemmed blossom
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object EssaysKashmir’s Visual Legacy in the Western Himalayas
Avalokiteshvara at Khartse
Khartse, Ngari region, western Tibet; ca. early 11th century
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