“(Un)making Idolatry: From Mecca to Bamiyan”
Elias, Jamal J. “(Un) Making Idolatry: From Mecca to Bamiyan.” Future Anterior: Journal of Historic Preservation, History, Theory, and Criticism, vol….
Head of the Fasting Buddha
Title: Head of the Fasting Buddha Location: Gandhara, Pakistan Period: 2nd Century -3rd Century Culture: Kushan Medium: Schist Stone Dimensions: Diameter: 18.50 centimetres Height:…
“Early Buddhist Art and the Theory of Aniconism”
Huntington, Susan L. “Early Buddhist Art and the Theory of Aniconism.” Art Journal 49, no. 4 (1990): 401-08. Accessed February…
Thinking Bodhisattva
Creator: Unknown (People of the Gandharan Empire) Date: 4th-6th century C.E. Culture: Gandharan culture, Hadda region Medium: Terracotta Dimensions: Overall:…
Fasting Siddhartha
Title: Fasting Siddhartha Location: Sikri, Khaibar Pakhtun, Pakistan Culture: Gandhara Medium: Schist StoneDimensions: W.21” H.33” D.10” – Measurements taken by…
Gandhara Buddha
Title: Buddha Date: 6th-7th century Date Created: 0500, 6th-7th century Physical Dimensions: H 14 3/4 x W 9 3/4 x D 3 1/2 in….
“The Greek Origin of the Image of Buddha”
Foucher, Alfred. “The Greek Origin of the Image of Buddha.” The Beginnings of Buddhist Art, and Other Essays in Indian and…
“The Origin of the Buddha Image”
According to Coomaraswamy, the original depictions of the Buddha are usually aniconic figures such as lotus flowers or a bodhi…
“Early Buddhist Art and the Theory of Aniconism”
Huntington, Susan L. “Early Buddhist Art and the Theory of Aniconism.” Art Journal 49, no. 4 (1990): 401-08. Accessed February…
Jomon Period Jar
Title: Jar Date: 2500-1500 BCE Location: Japan Physical Dimensions: h14.13 in (Overall) Provenance: 125th Anniversary Acquisition. Purchased with the Hollis Family Foundation Fund, the Henry…
Jomon Vessel with Flame-like Ornamentation
Title: Jomon Vessel with Flame-like Ornamentation Creator: Unknown Date: 3000-2000 B.C. Period: Jomon Period Location: Umataka, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata Culture: Japanese…
Bronze Mirror
Title: Bronze Mirror Location: Japan Period: Middle Kofun Period Date: 400/499 Culture: Yamoto Medium: Bronze Dimensions: Diameter: 12.90cm (excl. jingles)…
Bronze Mirror Decorated with Triangular Rim, Double-Wave-Patterned Band, Gods, and Animals
Creator: Unknown Period: Kofun Period Date: 3- 4th century Culture: Japan Medium: Bronze Dimensions: 21. 5 cm long diameter Classification: Unknown…
Bronze Mirror Decorated with Triangular Rim, Double-Wave-Patterned Band, Gods, and Animals
Title: Bronze Mirror Decorated with Triangular Rim, Double-Wave-Patterned Band, Gods, and Animals Creator: Unknown Place: Higashinomiya Tumulus on Mount Hakusan, Japan Size:…
Magatama and Earrings
Title: Magatama and Earrings Creator: Unknown Culture: Japanese Kofun period Date: 5th Century Physical Dimensions: Magatama’s height – 4 cm, Earings – 0.2 cm…
Dotaku (Bronze Bell)
Title: Dotaku (Bronze Bell) Creator: Once Known Date: Yayoi period (ca. 300 B.C.–A.D. 300) Culture: Japanese Medium: Bronze Repository: The Metropolitan Museum…
Jomon Vessel with Flame-like Ornamentation
Title: Jomon Vessel with Flame-like Ornamentation Creator: Unknown Date: 3000 – 2000 BC Period: Jomon Period Location: Umataka, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata,…
Shroud Sewn with Silk Thread
Title: Shroud Sewn with Silk Thread Creator: Unknown Date: ca.205 B.C. – 24 A.D. Period: Han Dynasty Location: Guangzhou, China…
Kneeling Archer
From the Terracotta Warriors from the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor of China Creator: Unknown (People of the Qin Dynasty)…
Jade Burial Suit
Title: Shroud Sewn with Silk Thread Date: ca.205 B.C. – 24 A.D. Dimensions: w44 x d173 cm (Complete) Repository: Museum of the Western Han…
T-Shaped Painting on Silk
Title: T-Shaped Painting on Silk Creator: Unknown Date: 9 AD Period: Western Han Dynasty Location: Changsha, Hunan Province, China Culture:…
Figure with Dragon and Phoenix
Title: Figure with Dragon and Phoenix Creator: Unknown Date Created: Warring States Period (475-221B.C.) Location: Historically Pre-Qin Dynasty, China Type:…
Square Lidded Wine Ewer (Fangguang)
Title: Square Lidded Wine Ewer (Fangguang) Creator: Once Known Date: ca. 1050-975 BCE Location: China, Henan province, Luoyang Medium: Bronze Dimensions:…
Wine Vessel, Fangyi
Title: Wine Vessel, Fangyi Location: China Period: Anyang Period Date: 12th Century BC Culture: Shang Dynasty Medium: Cast Bronze Dimensions:…
Stamp Seal and Modern Impression: Unicorn and Incense Burner (?)
Creator: Unknown (People of the Harappan Civilization) Period: Mature Harappan Date: ca. 2600–1900 B.C. Geography: Indus Valley Culture: Indus Medium: Burnt…
Stone Bowl
Title: Stone Bowl Location: Found at Khafajeh Period: Bronze Age Date: -2600/-2400 Culture: Mesopotamian Medium: Chlorite Dimensions: Height: 10.90-11.20cm, Exterior…
The Stone Bowl
Title: Stone bowl Date Created: -2600/-2400 Physical Dimensions: Height: 10.90-11.20cm; Diameter: 17.80cm (rim, exterior); Diameter: 17.00cm (rim, interior); Volume: 2100.00ml External Link: British Museum…
The Gundestrup Cauldron
Title: The Gundestrup Cauldron Creator: Unknown Date: 150 B.C. – 0 A.D. Period: Iron Age Location: Contemporary Southwest Romania or…
Woman Riding Brahman Figurine
Title: Woman Riding Two Brahman Bulls Creator: Unknown Date: 2000–1750 B.C. Period: Late Harrapan Period Location: India (Kausambi) Culture: Early…
Stone Bowl
Title: Stone BowlCreator: Once KnownDate: 2600 – 2400 BCECulture: MesopotamianMedium: ChloriteDimensions: Height: 10.90-11.20 cm; Diameter: 17.80cm (rim, exterior); Diameter: 17.00cm…
Stone Bowl
Title: Stone Bowl Creator: Unknown Date: -2600/-2400 (BCE) Period: Bronze Age Location: Khafajeh Culture: Mesopotamian Material: Chlorite Dimensions: Height: 10.90-11.20cm;…
Pregnant Animal-Headed Female
Title: Pregnant animal headed female Creator: Unknown Date Created: 2700 BC – 2100 BC Location: Sindh, Pakistan Physical Dimensions: w40 x h94 cm Type: Statue Rights: National…
The Unnamed Prints of Connecticut College
Introduction For my independent study, I focused on a series of Japanese woodblock prints that Connecticut College has in its…
Spring Evening at the Kintai Bridge
Title: Spring Evening at the Kintai BridgeCreator: Kawase HasuiPeriod: PostwarDate: 1947Culture: JapanSeries: N/AStyle:Medium: woodblock print; ink and color on paperDimensions:…
Tozaki, Ukishima, in Ibaraki Prefecture
Title: Tozaki, Ukishima, in Ibaraki PrefectureCreator: Kawase HasuiPeriod: ShôwaDate: 1936Culture: JapanSeries: N/AStyle:Medium: woodblock print; ink and color on paperDimensions: 25…
Minakuchi: The Famous Pine Trees at the foot of Mount Hiramatsu
Title: Minakuchi: The Famous Pine Trees at the foot of Mount HiramatsuCreator: Utagawa HiroshigePeriod: EdoDate: 1855Culture: JapanSeries: The Fifty-Three Stations…
View From the Precinct of Kanda Myojin Shrine
Title: View From the Precinct of Kanda Myojin ShrineCreator: Utagawa Hiroshige Period: EdoDate: 1854Culture: JapanSeries: 100 Views of EdoStyle: Ukiyo-eMedium: woodblock…
Kanbara: Clear Weather after Snow
Title: Kanbara: Clear Weather after SnowCreator: Utagawa HiroshigePeriod: EdoDate: 1852Culture: JapanSeries: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road Style: Ukiyo-eMedium: woodblock…
Toyokawa River and Yoshida Bridge
Title: Toyokawa River and Yoshida BridgeCreator: Utagawa HiroshigePeriod: EdoDate: 1841-1844Culture: JapanSeries: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road Style: Ukiyo-eMedium: woodblock…
Enoshima In Sagami Province
Title: Enoshima In Sagami ProvinceCreator: Utagawa HiroshigePeriod: EdoDate: 1840’sCulture: JapanSeries: N/AStyle: Ukiyo-eMedium: woodblock print; ink and color on paperDimensions: 22…
Triptych
Title: Triptych Creator: Utagawa KunisadaPeriod: EdoDate: 1840Culture: JapanSeries: N/AStyle: Ukiyo-eMedium: woodblock print; ink and color on paperDimensions: 34 x 23…
Tohto Famous Shiba Akabane Zojoji Temple
Title: Tohto Famous Shiba Akabane Zojoji TempleCreator: Utagawa Hiroshige Period: EdoDate: 1839-1842Culture: JapanSeries: Famous Places in the Eastern CapitalStyle: Ukiyo-eMedium: woodblock…
Drying Strips of Gourd, a Famous Product of Minakuchi
Title: Drying Strips of Gourd, a Famous Product of MinakuchiCreator: Utagawa HiroshigePeriod: EdoDate: 1833Culture: JapanSeries: Fifty-three Stations of the TokaidoStyle:…
Reflection in the Lake at Misaka, Kai Province
Title: Reflection in the Lake at Misaka, Kai ProvinceCreator: Katsushika HokusaiPeriod: EdoDate: 1830-1833Culture: JapanSeries: 36 Views of Mount Mount FujiStyle:…
Susaki
Title: SusakiCreator: Shotei HokujuPeriod: EdoDate: 1810-1819Culture: JapanSeries: New Perspective PicturesStyle: Ukiyo-eMedium: woodblock print; ink and color on paperDimensions: 25 x…
Snow Scene at Senso-Ji Temple at Kinryuzan in the Eastern Capital
Title: Snow Scene at Senso-Ji Temple at Kinryuzan in the Eastern CapitalCreator: Keisai EisenPeriod: EdoDate: Late 1830’sCulture: JapanMedium: woodblock print;…
Lotsawa Marpa Chokyi Lodro (detail)
Title: Lotsawa Marpa Chokyi Lodro (Marpa the Translator) (1012-1097)Creator: unknown; photo from Wikimedia Commons (public domain)Date: 18th centuryCulture: TibetMedium: painting…
