India
 Seated Ganesha from Karnataka 1200-1300 |
 Dancing Ganesha from Madhya Pradesh 900-1000 |
 Uttar Pradesh 100-200 |
Serpent King from Uttar Pradesh (207 AD) |
 Serpent King from Uttar Pradesh 207 AD |
 Buddha from Uttar Pradesh 100-200 |
 Four scenes of the life of Buddha from Gandhara 100-300 |
 Seated Buddha from Gandhara 200-300 |
 Standing Buddha from Gandhara 100-200 |
 Buddha's first sermon from Gandhara 100-300 |
 Buddha's first sermon from Gandhara 100-300 |
 Buddha's first sermon from Gandhara 100-300 |
 Buddha's first sermon from Gandhara 100-300 |
 Shiva's linga from Madhya Pradesh 400-450 |
 Seated Buddha from Gandhara (4th c AD) |
 Vishnu from Uttar Pradesh 300 AD |
 Shiva and Parvati from Bihar 600-700 |
 Buddhist deity Vajra Tara from Bihar 1075-1200 |
 Buddhist deity Vajra Tara from Bihar 1075-1200 |
 Buddhist deity Vajra Tara from Bihar 1075-1200 |
 Buddhist deity Vajra Tara from Bihar 1075-1200 |
 Ganga from Bangladesh 800-900 |
 Agni from Bihar 600-800 |
 Parvati and sons from Bangladesh 1000-1100 |
 Parvati from Bihar 1050-1100 |
 Durga from Bihar 600-800 |
 Vishnu from Karnataka 1200-1300 |
 Vishnu from central India 950-1150 |
 Vishnu from Rajastan 1000 AD |
 Brahma from Tamil Nadu 1000-1200 AD |
 Brahmani from Tamil Nadu 950 AD |
 Shiva from central India 1000-1100 |
 Shiva from central India 1000-1100 |
 Brahma |
 Brahmati (1000 AD) |
 Brahmati (1000 AD) |
 Guhyasamaja from Tibet (15th-16th c) |
 Shiva from central India 1000-1100 |
 Scenes from Ramayana, Cambodia, 1100-1200 |
 Scenes from Ramayana, Cambodia, 1100-1200 |
 Scenes from Ramayana, Cambodia, 1100-1200 |
 Scenes from Ramayana, Cambodia, 1100-1200 |
 Scenes from Ramayana, Cambodia, 1100-1200 |
China
 Bronze vessel, shang, 1300-1050 BC |
 Bronze vessel, shang, 1300-1050 BC |
 Bronze vessel, western Zhou, 900-850 BC |
 Bronze vessel, eastern Zhou, 550-400 BC |
 Majlayao culture, 3500-2000 BC |
 Bronze vessel, Shang, 1100 BC |
 Bronze bell, eastern Zhou, 550 BC |
 Bronze bell, eastern Zhou, 550 BC |
 Money tree, Han, 1st c AD |
 Money tree, Han, 1st c AD |
 Tang camel, 690-750 AD |
 Tang camel, 690-750 AD |
 House model, Han, 2nd c AD |
 Miniature mill, Han, 3rd c AD |
 Miniature stove, Han, 2nd c AD |
 Stele of a Buddha and two bodhisattvas, northern Wei, 533 AD |
 Stele of a Buddha and two bodhisattvas, northern Wei, 533 AD |
 Stele of a Buddha and two bodhisattvas, northern Wei, 533 AD |
 marble Arhat 12th c AD |
 Porcelaine representation of women 17th c AD |
Japan
 Japan, 2500-1500 BC |
 Japan, Female haniwas (clay figurines) 4th-6th c AD |
 Japan, Male haniwa 4th-6th c AD |
 Japan, Warrior haniwa 4th-6th c AD |
 Japan, Warrior haniwa 4th-6th c AD |
 Japan, Avalokiteshvara, 900-1100 |
Gion festival, six panel screen from the 18th c., Asian Art Museum, San Francisco One of the most important festivals in Japan, the Gion festival is celebrated every summer in Kyoto at the Yasaka shrine since 869. |
Gion festival |
Gion festival |
Gion festival |
Brahma (Bonten) and Indra (Taishakuten) in dry laquer from Kofuku-ji Nara, 9th c, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco Brahma and Indra were incorporated in the Buddhist pantheon as assistants of Buddha |
Indra |
Haniwa shamans, 4th-6th c. |
Bronze from Japan, 4th c BC - 4th c AD |
Japanese earthenware from 2500-1500 BC |
Sho Kannon, 9th-12th c AD Sho Kannon, an agent of the Buddha Amida, is the most popular deity of the Buddhist pantheon. |
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