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"As a solid rock is not shaken by a strong gale, so wise persons remain unaffected by praise or censure."--Buddha, 5th century, B.C. From the series Great Ideas of Eastern Man.

Artist:
Yusaku Kamekura, Japanese, born Japan 1915  Search this
Medium:
color transparency
Dimensions:
sheet and image: 16 1/8 x 12 3/4 in. (41.0 x 32.4 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Phototransparency
Date:
1960
Topic:
Landscape\rocks  Search this
Religion\Buddhism  Search this
Landscape\plant\flower  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America
Object number:
1984.124.135
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk757c8cae0-700e-4e79-b72f-80bc26b53e7e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1984.124.135

"Ema" votive painting of Hell with salvation inset

Medium:
Ink and color on wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 50.2 x 74.9 x 2.5 cm (19 3/4 x 29 1/2 x 1 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
19th-20th century
Period:
Edo period or Meiji era
Topic:
Buddhism  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this
demon  Search this
death  Search this
hell  Search this
Japan  Search this
Ksitigarbha  Search this
ema  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Stanley Love
Accession Number:
FSC-PA-187
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3aa512c19-b2f8-4964-bc46-d8f31f466997
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_FSC-PA-187

"Mohemoye jing" / bian zhu Huang Zheng, Jiang Yin

Title:
《摩訶摩耶經》 / 編著黃征, 江吟
Author:
Huang, Zheng 1958-  Search this
Jiang, Yin 1963-  Search this
Physical description:
68 p. : chiefly facsims. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2005
Topic:
Calligraphy, Chinese  Search this
Buddhism--Sacred books  Search this
Call number:
NK3634.Z6 M34 2005
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1007763

"Mongol influence on Chinese Buddhism," lecture, 1947

Collection Creator:
Pope, John Alexander, 1906-1982  Search this
Container:
Box 11, Folder 8
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Collection Citation:
John Alexander Pope Papers. FSA.A1988.01. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
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John Alexander Pope Papers
John Alexander Pope Papers / Series 3: Published and Unpublished Materials / 3.1: Articles, Lectures and Manuscripts
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc32d290be5-fdd8-4ad3-b903-72c4f5abe7f1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a1988-01-ref292

"The Art of Buddhism," Teacher's Guide, 2001

Container:
Box 5 of 7
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2030; Transferring office; 10/05/2001 memorandum, Alers to Hennessey; Contact reference staff for details.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-089, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Department of Education, Program Files
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Program Files
Program Files / Box 5
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa17-089-refidd1e2434

"The Plum Tree Extends a Branch to the Moon" (Bai to ichi shi getsu )

Artist:
Keishu Dorin 桂洲道倫 (1717-1794)  Search this
Medium:
Ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 103.9 × 28.2 cm (40 15/16 × 11 1/8 in)
Type:
Calligraphy
Origin:
Japan
Date:
1794
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
Zen Buddhism  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
poetry  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1998.302
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye344212a74-def4-4b2f-98a8-9bb4143c264a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1998.302

"Victory breeds hatred, for the vanquished is stricken with suffering; but the tranquil man lives in happiness, disregarding both victory and defeat."--Buddha, The Dhammapada, verse 201. From the series Great Ideas of Eastern Man.

Artist:
Matazo Kayama, Japanese, born Kyoto, Japan 1927  Search this
Medium:
gouache, metallic gouache, and opaque white on dyed paper mounted on paperboard
Dimensions:
sheet: 14 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (37.7 x 26.7 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1961
Topic:
Landscape\tree  Search this
Landscape\celestial\sun  Search this
Religion\Buddhism  Search this
Animal\bird\raven  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America
Object number:
1984.124.142
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk74d02db63-4dae-4da6-848b-51a5558c32cf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1984.124.142

(72) Where faithful Buddhists lie at rest - cemetery near Kurodani monastery (north), Kyoto, Japan

Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Collector:
Rosin, Henry D., Dr.  Search this
Rosin, Nancy  Search this
Collection Collector:
Rosin, Henry D., Dr.  Search this
Rosin, Nancy  Search this
Collection Creator:
Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920  Search this
Ueno, Hikoma, 1838-1904  Search this
Beato, Felice, b. ca. 1825  Search this
Stillfried, Raimund, Baron von, 1839-1911  Search this
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (8 x 17 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Photographs
Place:
Asia
Japan
Kyoto (Japan)
Date:
1904 or earlier
Underwood & Underwood, 1904 or earlier
Local Numbers:
R581 (Rosin Number)

FSA A1999.35 581
General:
Title printed on stereograph.
Item is number 72 in a series.
Copyright 1904 by Underwood & Underwood.
Photographer is unidentified.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Topic:
Photography -- Japan  Search this
Photography -- 19th century  Search this
Buddhism  Search this
Cemeteries -- Stereographs  Search this
Cemeteries -- Japan  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Stereographs -- 1870-1910
Collection Citation:
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Identifier:
FSA.A1999.35, Item FSA A1999.35 581
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Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan / Series FSA A1999.35 A4: Set of Underwood & Underwood stereographs of Japan
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc37d0fefd0-8891-470d-ba45-7d6755567170
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a1999-35-ref131
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(85) Impressive funeral procession of a rich Buddhist, on road to Sakai looking N.E. to Osaka, Japan

Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Collector:
Rosin, Henry D., Dr.  Search this
Rosin, Nancy  Search this
Collection Collector:
Rosin, Henry D., Dr.  Search this
Rosin, Nancy  Search this
Collection Creator:
Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920  Search this
Ueno, Hikoma, 1838-1904  Search this
Beato, Felice, b. ca. 1825  Search this
Stillfried, Raimund, Baron von, 1839-1911  Search this
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (8 x 17 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Photographs
Place:
Asia
Japan
Japan -- Description and Travel
Date:
1904 or earlier
Underwood & Underwood, 1904 or earlier
Local Numbers:
R594 (Rosin Number)

FSA A1999.35 594
General:
Title printed on stereograph.
Item is number 85 in a series.
Copyright 1904 by Underwood & Underwood.
Photographer is unidentified.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Topic:
Photography -- Japan  Search this
Photography -- 19th century  Search this
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Stereographs  Search this
Buddhism  Search this
Religion  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Stereographs -- 1870-1910
Collection Citation:
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Identifier:
FSA.A1999.35, Item FSA A1999.35 594
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Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan / Series FSA A1999.35 A4: Set of Underwood & Underwood stereographs of Japan
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3fb5d2255-896d-469a-9e34-2337ccb4410b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a1999-35-ref95
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(Buddha), (sculpture)

Title:
(Japanese House Buddha), (sculpture)
Jizo, a Buddhist Diety, (sculpture)
Jizo, a Japanese House Buddha, (sculpture)
Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: stone; Base: concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Philadelphia Fairmount Park Commission Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19131
Administered by Friends of the Japanese House and Garden Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Located Fairmount Park Horticultural Center, (Japanese House), Shofuso Garden, west side of park, Belmont Avenue & North Horticultural Drive Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Topic:
Religion--Buddhism  Search this
Control number:
IAS PA000132
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_315470

(Buddha), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Choue, Florie  Search this
Medium:
Pink ferrara marble
Type:
Sculptures
Topic:
Religion--Buddhism  Search this
Control number:
IAS 9C360001
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_28372

(Buddha, Japanese Garden), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Unknown (Japanese)  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion 151 Charlotte Street Japanese Garden, northwest corner Canandaigua New York 14424
Date:
Dedicated between 1902 and 1916
Topic:
Religion--Buddhism--Buddha  Search this
Control number:
IAS NY000812
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_337812

(Iron Buddha Head, Bodhisatva, (sculpture)

Title:
Bodhisatva,(sculpture)
Sculptor:
Unknown (Asian Indian)  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: iron; Base: wood
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Western Pennsylvania Conservancy 316 Fourth Avenue Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15222
Located Fallingwater P. O. Box R Terrace on 2nd level Mill Run Pennsylvania 15464 Accession Number: 85.280
Topic:
Religion--Buddhism  Search this
Control number:
IAS PA000668
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_340113

(No Title Given) [photograph] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Artist:
Mielziner, Jo  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Topic:
Animal  Search this
Fantasy  Search this
Religion--Buddhism  Search this
Architecture--Religious--Temple  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0005623
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Photograph Study Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_5623

(No Title Given) [sculpture] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Type:
Photograph
Topic:
Figure female  Search this
Religion--Buddhism  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0023811
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Photograph Study Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_23812

(No Title Given) [sculpture] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Type:
Photograph
Topic:
Figure female  Search this
Religion--Buddhism  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0023812
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Photograph Study Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_23813

(No Title Given) [sculpture] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Type:
Photograph
Date:
0600
Topic:
Religion--Buddhism  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0002682
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Photograph Study Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_2682

(No Title Given) [sculpture] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Type:
Photograph
Date:
0600
Topic:
Religion--Buddhism  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0002683
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Photograph Study Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_2683

(No Title Given) [sculpture] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Artist:
Mielziner, Jo  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Occupation--Military  Search this
Religion--Buddhism  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Landscape--Tree  Search this
Architecture--Religious--Temple  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0005624
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Photograph Study Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_5624

(Yamashina Roku Jizo) or Six Guardian Deities in Yamashina 山科六地蔵

Artist:
Sekino Jun'ichiro 関野凖一郎 (Japan, 1914-1988)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 46 x 65.5 cm (18 1/8 x 25 13/16 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
Japan
Date:
20th century
Period:
Showa era
Topic:
Buddhism  Search this
autumn  Search this
bodhisattva  Search this
Showa era (1926 - 1989)  Search this
Japan  Search this
Jizo Bosatsu  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Donna P. Saunders
Accession Number:
S1986.521
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3626b607d-5ff5-4db8-b933-030704e5b01a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.521

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