Nearly every culture has had a theory of the afterlife. Buddhism has generated a particularly rich lore of posthumous fate. Its imagery and influence thread through the collections of the Asian Art ...

There’s yard art, and then there’s yard art. Lawrence sculptor Dave Werdin-Kennicott’s latest work belongs in the latter category – that of something different and special. “This is not the typical ...

PASADENA>> Two icons in Asian history will be the center attraction today at the USC Pacific Asia Museum. As a single piece exhibit, “Visualizing Enlightenment: Decoding Buddhist Iconography” features ...

"Heaven and Hell in Japanese Art" is an eclectic mix of statues, paintings and tapestries exhibited in the Buddhist wing of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston through May 1, 2011. Most of the pieces on ...

Click to open image viewer. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Devotion ...

The great Buddhist sculptor Unkei traveled east from Nara to the Kantō region to create this masterpiece. Amida Nyorai, the Buddha of the Western Pure Land, is flanked by two attendant bodhisattvas: ...