Art

Yaksha General Anila
China, First half of the 15th century
Woodblock Print of the Buddha with His Assembly
China, 18th - 19th century
Walnut Prayer Beads
China, ca. 1908
Virupaksha, Guardian King of the West
China, 17th - 18th century
Vajrabhairava with Consort Vajravetali
China, second half of the 15th century
Vaishravana, Guardian King of the North
China, 16th century
Unidentified Arhat
China, 17th century
Striated Wood Prayer Bead
China, 18th century
Standing Arhat
China, Dated 1439
Sarvavid Vairochana
China (or Eastern Tibet), ca. 19th century
Ritual Hammer
China, 1403-1424
Queen of the World, Sipai Gyelmo
China, 20th century
Pressed Medicine prayer beads
China, Early 20th century
Pressed Incense Prayer Beads
China, Date unknown
Pilgrimage Map of Wutaishan
Cifu Temple (慈福寺), Wutaishan, China, dated 1846
Peking glass prayer beads
China, late 19th century
Peach Pit Prayer Beads
China, 18th century
Peach Pit Prayer Beads
China, 19th century
Peach Pit Prayer Beads
China, Date unknown
Manjushrikirti, King of Shambhala, From a set of previous incarnations of the Panchen Lamas
Du Jinsheng Silk Factory, Maojiabu, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, ca. 1922-1937
Medicine Buddha Palace (Copy of first painting from the set of the Tibetan Medical Paintings from Mentsikhang Lhasa)
Rebgong county, Qinghai Province, China, 2012-2013
Mahachakra Vajrapani
China, 15th century
Ivory prayer beads
China, Late 19th century
Illuminated Manuscript Page Depicting Four Forms of Mahakala and Vaishravana
China, 17th century
Hevajra with consort Nairatmya
Tibet or China, 19th century
Garnet Prayer Bead
China, 19th century
Fourth Demo Rinpoche, Lhawang Gyeltsen (1631–1668)
Tibet or China, Dated by inscription, 1667
Carved Wood Prayer Beads
China, 19th century
Damchen Garwai Nakpo
China, ca. 18th century
Dhartarastra, Guardian King of the East
China, 18th century
Eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara
China, 18th century
Buddha Shakyamuni
Sculpture: China; Throne: Central Tibet, Sculpture: 1403-1424; Throne: ca. 13th century
Boxwood Prayer Beads
China, 18th century
Bodhisattva Suryabaskara
China or Inner Mongolia, 18th century
Bodhisattva Manjushri
Tibet or China, 17th-18th century
Bodhisattva Maitreya
Tibet or China, 17th - 18th century
Arhat Rahula
China, 1736–1795
Arhat Pantaka
China or Tibet, 17th - 18th century
Agni, God of Fire
China, first half of the 15th century
Arhat Ajita
Tibet or China, 17th century
Antelope Horn Prayer Beads
China, Date unknown
Amber Prayer Beads
China, Date unknown

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