Editorial???, Three-Footed Stand (Kongoban) for Buddhist Ritual Implements, Kamakura period (1185?1333), 13th century, Japan, Gilt bronze, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); L. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), Metalwork, For Esoteric Buddhist ritual prayer and i...
EditorialFiona Greig, a co-president at the JPMorgan Chase Institute whose particular collection of data has become closely watched, at her office in Washington, April 5, 2022. (Melissa Lyttle/The New York Times)
EditorialDuane Pitre goes through his copy of “The Just Intonation Primer,” with which he taught himself the tuning system, in Northville, Mich., Dec. 17, 2021. (Jarod Lew/The New York Times)
EditorialTucker Taylor, Kendall Jackson’s master culinary gardener, at the winery in Fulton, Calif., October 15, 2021. (Jason Henry/The New York Times)
EditorialGuhyasamaja Manjuvajra, an Esoteric Form of Bodhisattva Manjushri, Pala period, 12th century, India, Bengal or Bihar, Bihar, Brass with silver, copper, turquoise, and coral inlay, 8.6 ? 7.1 ? 2.5 cm (3 3/8 ? 2 13/16 ? 1 in.).
EditorialKobori Enshu designed and built Villa Katsura and its gardens for prince Toshito in 1590. The villa is a triumph of simplicity and precision, a "mirror image of the esoteric Japanese mind".
EditorialKobori Enshu designed and built Villa Katsura and its gardens for prince Toshito in 1590. The villa is a triumph of simplicity and precision, a "mirror image of the esoteric Japanese mind".
Editorial???, Three-Pronged Vajra Ritual Implement (Sankosho), Heian period (794?1185), 12th century, Japan, Gilt bronze, L. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm), Metalwork, For Esoteric Buddhist ritual prayer and incantations, a set of vajra pestles (kongosho) and a bell (kong...
Editorial? ?? ??????, Cosmological Mandala with Mount Meru, Yuan dynasty (1271?1368), 14th century, China, Silk tapestry (kesi), Overall: 33 x 33 in. (83.8 x 83.8cm), Textiles-Tapestries, The elaborate tapestry-woven mandala, or cosmic diagram, illustrates Indo...
Editorial???, Three-Footed Stand (Kongoban) for Buddhist Ritual Implements, Kamakura period (1185?1333), 13th century, Japan, Gilt bronze, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); L. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), Metalwork, For Esoteric Buddhist ritual prayer and i...