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provides an inside look at the Tibetan thangka paintings on display in the exhibition she co-curated, Unknown Tibet: The Tucci Expeditions and Buddhist Panting. (4 min., 57 sec.) Buddhist thangka ...
Drawing on the National Museum of Asian Art's collections and collecions from across the Smithsonian, artworks spanning two millennia reveal Asia's rich Buddhist heritage. They represent diverse ...
The famed museum recently returned a 12th-century Buddha sculpture that it says was stolen from the Kathmandu Valley. However ...
Goryeo Buddhist paintings are known for their intricate detail and beauty. The paintings were made on silk or paper scrolls, ...
Last week, Asia Society Museum showcased the rich, vibrant, Tibetan paintings discovered by Italian academic and explorer Giuseppe Tucci to American audiences for the first time in the exhibition ...
The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (5th and 6th centuries A.D.), many more richly decorated caves were added to the original ...
Rooted in Eastern philosophies and echoing the introspective depth of Western thinkers like Schopenhauer, Abhay K’s work ...