EditorialEleven-Headed Kannon on Mount Fudaraka, ????????, Kamakura period (1185?1333), 13th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, Image: 42 1/2 ? 16 1/8 in. (108 ? 41 cm), Paintings, Described in the sutras as a mountainous island in th...
EditorialEleven-Headed Kannon on Mount Fudaraka, ????????, Kamakura period (1185?1333), 13th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, Image: 42 1/2 ? 16 1/8 in. (108 ? 41 cm), Paintings, Described in the sutras as a mountainous island in th...
EditorialStatuette of Buddha Sitting on Engraved Throne, Late Unified Silla dynasty (676?935), 10th century, Korea, Gilt bronze, H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); D. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm), Sculpture, Legend has it that Buddhism was first introduced to ...