Iconography refers to the objects and symbols used in art as a way to identify and understand the subject being depicted. Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara is a complex sculpture fully incorporated with […]
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Japanese Edo Period Courtesan Fashion
This print depicting three beautiful ladies belongs to a popular genre of Edo Period (1615-1868) Japanese woodblock prints known as bijinga (pictures of beautiful people). Bijinga are idealized images of […]
Tibetan Wheel of Existence
Iconography refers to the objects and symbols used to identify and understand a work of art. This Tibetan Wheel of Existence is a complex painting fully incorporated with Tibetan Buddhist […]
Tale of Genji Tea Screens
These two Japanese folding screens from the Edo period depict 12 of the 52 chapters from The Tale of Genji. The story was written by Murasaki Shikibu in the early […]
Shiva and Parvati (Uma-Maheshvara)
Iconography refers to the objects and symbols used in art as a way to identify and understand the subject being depicted. Shiva and Parvati is a complex sculpture fully incorporated […]
Shiva Nataraja
Iconography refers to the objects and symbols used in art as a way to identify and understand the subject being depicted. Shiva Nataraja is a complex sculpture fully incorporated with […]
How to Identify the Buddha
Iconography refers to the objects and symbols used in art as a way to identify and understand the subject being depicted. Buddha from Gandhara is a complex sculpture fully incorporated […]