EditorialLayman Bearing Offerings, c. 300s. Afghanistan or Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Hadda, late Kushan Period (1st century-320). Stucco; overall: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.).
EditorialLeaf from a Jain Manuscript: page from a Great Poem about Twos (Dvyashraya Mahakavya) of Hemachandra, with commentary by Abhayatilaka: Monk in the Gift-giving Gesture before a Layman (verso), after 1255. Abhayatilakagani (Indian). Opaque watercolor and...
EditorialMiniature of the pope flanked by a monk and a layman, with a bas-de-page scene of a man attacking a butterfly with a sword. Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals'). France, S. (Toulouse?); last quarter of the 13th cen...
EditorialCapital and seated layman from Santa Maria de Ta?ll. Date/Period: Ca. 1123. Mural painting. Fresco transferred to canvas. Height: 600 mm (23.62 in); Width: 550 mm (21.65 in).
Editorial? ??? ????? ?, Vimalakirti and the Doctrine of Nonduality, Yuan dynasty (1271?1368), dated 1308, China, Handscroll; ink on silk, Image: 15 7/16 x 85 15/16 in. (39.2 x 218.3 cm), Paintings, Wang Zhenpeng (Chinese, active ca. 1275?1330), This handscroll ...
EditorialThe Vimalakirti Sutra, ?? ??????? ?, Northern Song dynasty (960?1127, dated January 13, 1119, China, Handscroll; gold and silver on purple silk, 11 in. ? 26 ft. 7/8 in. (27.9 ? 794.7 cm), Calligraphy, Unidentified Artist Chinese, early 12th century, Th...