EditorialGuhyasamaja Manjuvajra, an Esoteric Form of Bodhisattva Manjushri, Pala period, 12th century, India, Bengal or Bihar, Bihar, Brass with silver, copper, turquoise, and coral inlay, 8.6 ? 7.1 ? 2.5 cm (3 3/8 ? 2 13/16 ? 1 in.).
EditorialKobori Enshu designed and built Villa Katsura and its gardens for prince Toshito in 1590. The villa is a triumph of simplicity and precision, a "mirror image of the esoteric Japanese mind".
EditorialKobori Enshu designed and built Villa Katsura and its gardens for prince Toshito in 1590. The villa is a triumph of simplicity and precision, a "mirror image of the esoteric Japanese mind".
Editorial???, Three-Pronged Vajra Ritual Implement (Sankosho), Heian period (794?1185), 12th century, Japan, Gilt bronze, L. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm), Metalwork, For Esoteric Buddhist ritual prayer and incantations, a set of vajra pestles (kongosho) and a bell (kong...
Editorial? ?? ??????, Cosmological Mandala with Mount Meru, Yuan dynasty (1271?1368), 14th century, China, Silk tapestry (kesi), Overall: 33 x 33 in. (83.8 x 83.8cm), Textiles-Tapestries, The elaborate tapestry-woven mandala, or cosmic diagram, illustrates Indo...
Editorial???, Three-Footed Stand (Kongoban) for Buddhist Ritual Implements, Kamakura period (1185?1333), 13th century, Japan, Gilt bronze, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); L. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), Metalwork, For Esoteric Buddhist ritual prayer and i...