Non-western middle ages

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Jade plaque with carved out openwork of bird motifs mounted in a frame of gold adorned with rubies, sapphires and jade. China, late Jin or early Yuan dynasty. 13th to 14th century AD. [1501x2100]

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~Flanged cylinder vessel with the God K'awiil. Date: A.D. 600–850 Century: 7th Century AD Media: Earthenware, Pigment Object Type: Ceramic Country: Mexico Continent: Mesoamerica Culture/People: Late Classic Maya

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Aizen Myoo (Ragaraja), 1300s Japan, Kamakura Period (1185-1333) wood, with black lacquer and red pigments

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Seated Rāgarāja (रागाराजा)/Aizen Myō'ō (愛染明王), Kamakura Period, 13th-14th century.

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Maṅjuvajra

Esoteric / Tantric form of Manjuśri the Bodhisattva of transcendental wisdom.

Pala period, circa 11th Century, black stone – Eastern India or Bangladesh

Metropolitan Museum

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~ Portrait of Hottō Enmyō Kokushi.

Date: 1286–1333

Place of origin: Japan

Period: Kamakura Period (1185-1333)

Medium: Hinoki cypress wood with lacquer.

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Anonymous Khitan Empire artist - A man’s funerary finery (mask, crown). N.d., between 907 and 1125

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~ Chakrasamvara Mandala. Period: Thakuri–early Malla periods Date: ca. 1100 Culture: Nepal, Kathmandu Valley Medium: Distemper on cloth

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~ Zao Gongen (Mountain Avatar). Place of origin: Japan Period: late Heian period Date: ca. 1180 Medium: Wood, pigments, gold leaf, crystal

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Istanbul Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum - from wooden window shutters, wood carvings, c. XII century

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Kitab el-Tiryak (Psödo Galen)

Hekim Andromakhos’un maceralarını anlatan bu eserin iki kopyasını bilinmektedir. Bunlardan bir tanesi Paris’te Nationale Bibliotheque’de Arabe 2964 numarada kayıtlıdır. 1199 tarihli ve zengin minyatürlü bir yazma olan nüsha büyük bir ihtimalle, I. Nureddin Arslan Şah (1193-1210) tarafından Musul’da yazdırılmış olmalıdır. Eserde yer alan emirin sarayının bahçesi ile birlikte gösteren kırmızı zeminli minyatürde, harem erkanı ortasında, elinde kadehle bağdaş kurmuş oturan sakallı figür, kıyafetli, çehre hatları ve bütün özellikleri ile Uygur-Selçuklu seramiklerinden tanıdığımız Türk tiplerini aynen aksetmektedir.

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Varka ve Gülşah mesnevisi (Hazine841)

Aslında 7.yüzyılda yaşamış bir Arap şairinin, Urva ibn Hizam’ın,hikayesine dayanan bu eser 11.yüzyılda Ayyuki tarafından Farsça yazılıp Gazne’li Sultan Mahmud’a takdim edilmiştir.

Bir takım entrikalardan ve iç içe geçme olaylardan meydana gelen bu acıklı aşk hikayesi İslam sanatındaki resimli nadir aşk konulu eserlerdendir. Topkapı Sarayı Müzesindeki nüsha 70 yaprak olup 71 minyatür ihtiva eder.

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The-Goddess-Durga-Killing-the-Buffalo-Demon-(Mahishasura-Mardini)—-12-Century-Pala-Period-Sculpture,-Eastern-India

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The-Goddess-Durga-Killing-the-Buffalo-Demon-(Mahishasura-Mardini)—-12-Century-Pala-Period-Sculpture,-Eastern-India

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14th Century Hanuman Head

Java, Majapahit 

Terracotta

26.5cm (10.4")

Additional Images: http://www.asianart.com/boran/index.html#3

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11th Century Western Himalayan Manjushri

Height: 23cm (9")

Material: Copper Alloy

A good example of how strong the influence of the Kashmiri style was on the neighbouring Western Himalayan Buddhist kingdoms in Guge Spiti & the Kullu Valley, which then acted as gateways for elements of the style to morph on and meld with the art of Central Tibet.

N.B. The inscription reads: "Btsun bbang phyug thub pa'i.“

Which translates something like ”Sculpture of the Venerable Lord/Powerful (dbang phyug) Sage“

http://www.boranasianart.com/album/manjushri?p=1&s=UA-32535256-1#1

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Hayagriva

Divinité masculine à tête de cheval (Vajimukha).

3ème quart du 10e siècle. Groupe du nord de Sambor Prei Kuk

Style de Pre Rup (950-975)

Sculpture grès

Site Sambor Prei Kuk, Cambodge

Section Cambodge du musée Guimet

Horseheaded deity. Musée Guimet . Paris. 2009 © ajhammu0

Hayagrīva, mot sanskrit signifiant “cou de cheval", est une incarnation courroucée du bodhisattva mahâsattva Avalokiteśvara de la grande compassion dans le bouddhisme tantrique, au Tibet, au Japon et en Chine, en chinois: mǎtóu guānyīn 马头观音, Avalokiteśvara à tête de cheval, un des six Avalokiteśvaras destinés à sauver les êtres sensibles des six mondes: êtres divins, assouras (asura), êtres humains, animaux, esprits affamés, damnés. Hayagrīva apte à sauver les animaux est également vénéré par les humains. Sa statue a la forme d’un être humain courroucé portant la tête de cheval au-dessus de la tête, son corps est en rouge, ayant trois yeux, quatre ou huit bras, ses dents découvertes, ses cheveux hérissés, dans ses mains il y a de lotus, vase, hache, corde, chapelet etc, qui servent à détruire les démons et les obstacles pour les gens souffrants de maladies ou obsédés d’ennuis divers. Hayagrīva est un avatar du dieu Vishnou dans l’hindouisme, la statue de cet avatar a la forme d’un corps humain avec une tête de cheval. Source