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Portrait of Sakya Pandita, Khyenri school. Pigment on cotton, 50 x 80 centimeters. Gongkar Monastery. Photo by Penba Wangdu

An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhist Art: Lectures by Dr. Amy Heller

Wendy Yu 16 April 2021

Explorations of the evolution of Buddhist art in Tibet

The author beside Butterflies and Poem by Japanese Buddhist nun Otagaki Rengetsu in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Image courtesy of the author

The Value of Art History: Kukai and Our Glimpses of Perfection

Meher McArthur 20 November 2019

Guidance on the bridge from the secular to the sacred

Large Shigaraki jar (O-tsubo), Japan, Muromachi period, early 15th century. Stoneware with natural brown and yellow glaze; height 47 centimeters. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund. Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Shigaraki Ware: A Ceramic Tradition Shaped by Hands and Buddhism

Meher McArthur 13 August 2018

Expressions of austerity, spontaneity, and simplicity

Jeff Watts at Sakya Nunnery. From jeffwatt.blogspot.hk

On Bells, Whistles, Hats, and Number Sets: An Interview with Jeff Watt on Buddhist Iconography and Himalayan Art

Anne Wisman 23 March 2018

Developing a database and curriculum for the study of…

The Chinese Bridge and Pagoda, St. James's Park, by Joseph Gleadah (Active 1800–50). Crown Copyright

The Secularization of Pagoda Imagery in 18th Century Europe and China

Guoying Stacy Zhang 25 January 2018

How the interaction of different cultural systems shaped…