EditorialVatapatra, A vatapatrachai on a fig tree leaf, a childlike manifestation of Vishnu., An image of a saint, which the faithful have in their house, Signed: P. Sonnerat pinx, Poisson sc, Pl. 80, after S. 294 (vol. 1), Sonnerat, Pierre M. (pinx.); Poisson,...
EditorialKongoyasha Myoo, ??????, Heian period (794?1185), 12th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 28 3/8 x 21 1/4 in. (72.1 x 54 cm), Paintings, Kongoyasha Myoo is one of the Five Great Guardian Kings in Esoteric Buddhism. His ferocious aspec...
EditorialMarble head of a horned youth wearing a diadem, Hellenistic, 3rd?2nd century B.C., Greek, Marble, Overall: 13 7/8 x 7 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (35.2 x 19.4 x 25.1 cm), Stone Sculpture, The diadem and horns of this portrait head signify a divinised Hellenistic r...
EditorialSeated Divine Sage Agastya, Angkor period, ca. 975, Cambodia, Stone, H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm); W. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm); D. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Sculpture, The Divine Sage Agastya is considered a manifestation of Shiva. It is possible that this figure repr...
EditorialHosso Mandala, Muromachi period (1392?1573), 16th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold leaf on silk, 43 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (109.9 x 49.5 cm), Paintings, This painting is a manifestation of the transmission of Hosso-school teachings from I...
EditorialMask of Vaikuntha Vishnu, late 5th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir), Bronze, H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm), Sculpture, This early representation of Vishnu expresses the deity?s suprem...
Editorial??????(???????), Mirror with the Deity Zao Gongen, Heian period (794?1185), 11th?12th century, Japan, Bronze with hairline engraving, Diam. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm), Metalwork, Zao Gongen, the protector deity of Mount Kinpusen in Nara (...