Projects: Nam June Paik | August 29–October 10, 1977 | MoMA
[http://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/2377]
> 4 works by Nam June Paik.
> All works lent by the artist.
> 1977.806.1- 3
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Anuradhapura (Sinhalese: අනුරාධපුරය; Tamil: அனுராதபுர), Sri Lanka
WORKS OF: EDWARD G. WOOD, date unknown, c. 1900, transparency, gelatin on glass
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This small bronze Buddha is probably one of the earliest iconic representations of Shakyamuni from Gandhara.
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MEDIUM: Stone
ORIGIN: Pakistan or Afghanistan
DATE: late 2nd-early 3rd century
PERIOD: Kushan dynasty
CREDIT LINE: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
ACCESSION NUMBER: F1949.9a-d
Record Scenes from the life of the Buddha
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Kushan period, about 2nd/3rd century
Pakistan, Present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, ancient region of Gandhara
The Birth and the First Seven Steps of the Buddha
Origin: Gandhara
Date: 101 AD–300 AD
Medium:
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Besuch bei einem Asketen | Visit to an ascetic
Relief
2./3. Jahrhundert | 2./3. Century
Kushana-Zeit | Kushana time
Gandhara
Nordwestliches Pakistan | Northwestern Pakistan
Grünlicher Schiefer | Greenish slate
Ident.Nr. I 5920 | ID No.
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Takht Bai, Takht-i-Bhāi, Takhtbai, Takht Bhai or Takh Bay The Buddhist Ruins of Takhi-i-Bahi (Throne of Origins) are a monastic complex, founded in the early 1st century A.D., is spectacularly positioned on various hilltops ranging from 36.6 metres to 152.4 metres in height
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In Russia's Ural Mountains, a small group of Buddhists led by a veteran of the U.S.S.R.'s Afghanistan war has spent the past 21 years establishing a monastery on an isolated mountaintop.
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Alternate Title: 面壁達磨
Tōrei Enji (Japan, 1721-1792)
18th century
Paintings; scrolls
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Image: 14 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (36.83 × 49.53 cm); Mount: 44 × 24 1/
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Title: Double-Headed Buddha
Place: China, Tangut State of Xi-Xia, Khara-Khoto
Date: 13th-14th century
Archaeological site: Suburgan, Khara-Khoto
Material: clay, with mineral paints and gilding
Dimensions: h. 62 cm
Acquisition date: Entered the Hermitage
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Mara's Demons; Shwegugyi Temple, Pegu; Ca. 1479; Glazed earthenware; H. 181/2 x
W. 13 x D. 4 in. (47 x 33 x 10.2 cm). National Museum, Nay Pyi Taw. (Sean
Dungan)
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Urchs de l’époque Héroïque, 1939
Urchs from the Heroic Age
Chalk on paper on card
16 1/2 × 11 7/10 in
42 × 29.6 cm
Zentrum Paul Klee,
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Netsuke served as anchors or counterweights for inrô and sagemono. A single cord was threaded through a cord channel on one side of the suspended container, through two holes (himotoshi) in the netsuke, then through the other side of the container, and knotted on the underside of the container.
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Composer: Words and music - Rebner and Rillo, Nacio H Brown
Publisher: T B Harms Co.
Details for Wenn Buddha traumt (When Buddha Smiles)
[http://www.sheetmusicwarehouse.co.uk/details.php?ref=61503]
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