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Buddhist Statues

Since its introduction to China during the Han dynasty, Buddhism has evolved over two thousand years, merging with Chinese cultural traditions to produce art of profound spiritual and aesthetic values. The museum’s collections span from the Sixteen Kingdoms era to the Ming and Qing dynasties, with a focus on gilt-bronze sculptures in the Han style, alongside rare Sino-Tibetan examples. Subjects and forms vary widely, with Ming Yongle imperial sculptures standing out for their exceptional craftsmanship, charting the artistic journey and diverse styles of Buddhist sculpture in China.

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Gilt-Bronze Buddha in Meditation

Gilt-Bronze Buddha in Meditation

Sixteen Kingdoms

Gilt-Bronze Sandalwood-Style Shakyamuni

Gilt-Bronze Sandalwood-Style Shakyamuni

Gilt-Bronze Standing Buddha Amitābha Commissioned by the Zhou Prince’s Mansion

Gilt-Bronze Standing Buddha Amitābha Commissioned by the Zhou Prince’s Mansion

Ming Dynasty, 29th year of Hongwu Reign

Gilt-Bronze Seated Mahāvairocana

Gilt-Bronze Seated Mahāvairocana

Gilt-Bronze Enlightened Shakyamuni

Gilt-Bronze Enlightened Shakyamuni

Early Ming Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Seated Avalokiteśvara in Royal Ease

Gilt-Bronze Seated Avalokiteśvara in Royal Ease

Gilt-Bronze Seated Cundī Avalokiteśvara (Zhun Di Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Seated Cundī Avalokiteśvara (Zhun Di Guanyin)

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Era

Gilt-Bronze Green Tārā

Gilt-Bronze Green Tārā

Ming Dynasty, Yongle Era

Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Standing Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Standing Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Era

Gilt-Bronze Seated Cundī Avalokiteśvara (Zhun Di Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Seated Cundī Avalokiteśvara (Zhun Di Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Triad of the Western Three Sages

Gilt-Bronze Standing Triad of the Western Three Sages

Sui Dynasty, 10th year of Kaihuang Reign

Gilt-Bronze Standing Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Northern Wei Dynasty, 4th Year of Emperor Xuanwu’s Yongping Reign

Gilt-Bronze Seated Buddha Dipankara (Lamp-Lighting)

Gilt-Bronze Seated Buddha Dipankara (Lamp-Lighting)

Early Ming Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Enlightened Shakyamuni

Gilt-Bronze Enlightened Shakyamuni

Early Qing Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Seated Amitāyus, The Buddha of Infinite Life

Gilt-Bronze Seated Amitāyus, The Buddha of Infinite Life

Early Qing Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Seated Maitreya (Mile)

Gilt-Bronze Seated Maitreya (Mile)

Early Ming Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Seated Buddha Shakyamuni

Gilt-Bronze Seated Buddha Shakyamuni

Early Ming Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Seated Vaiśravana

Gilt-Bronze Seated Vaiśravana

Early Ming Dynasty

Polychrome and Gilt Bronze Lion-Roar Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Polychrome and Gilt Bronze Lion-Roar Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Monk

Gilt-Bronze Monk

Mid Ming Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Seated Mahāvairocana

Gilt-Bronze Seated Mahāvairocana

Gilt-Bronze Bodhisattva Samantabhadra (Pu Xian)

Gilt-Bronze Bodhisattva Samantabhadra (Pu Xian)

Mid to Late Ming Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Seated Buddha Locana

Gilt-Bronze Seated Buddha Locana

Polychrome Painted Bronze Standing Amoghapasha Avalokiteśvara (Bu Kong Juan Suo Guanyin)

Polychrome Painted Bronze Standing Amoghapasha Avalokiteśvara (Bu Kong Juan Suo Guanyin)

Mid to Late Ming Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Enlightened Shakyamuni

Gilt-Bronze Enlightened Shakyamuni

Gilt-Bronze Seated Manjushri (Wen Shu)

Gilt-Bronze Seated Manjushri (Wen Shu)

Gilt-Bronze Seated Samantabhadra (Pu Xian)

Gilt-Bronze Seated Samantabhadra (Pu Xian)

Gilt-Bronze Manjushri (Wenshu) on a Lion

Gilt-Bronze Manjushri (Wenshu) on a Lion

Early Ming Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Standing Heavenly King

Gilt-Bronze Standing Heavenly King

Gilt-Bronze Standing Vaiśravana

Gilt-Bronze Standing Vaiśravana

Gilt-Bronze Baby-bringing Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Baby-bringing Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Mid to Late Ming Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Simhanāda Avalokiteśvara (Lion’s Roar Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Simhanāda Avalokiteśvara (Lion’s Roar Guanyin)

Mid to Late Ming Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Seated Avalokiteśvara(Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Seated Avalokiteśvara(Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Seated Buddha Amitābha

Gilt-Bronze Seated Buddha Amitābha

Ming Dynasty, 7th Year of Zhengtong Reign

Gilt-Bronze Seated Shakyamuni

Gilt-Bronze Seated Shakyamuni

Ming Dynasty, Yongle Era

Gilt-Bronze Standing Sudhana

Gilt-Bronze Standing Sudhana

Gilt-Bronze Seated Maitreya Buddha

Gilt-Bronze Seated Maitreya Buddha

Gilt-Bronze Seated Bhaisajyaguru (Medicine Buddha)

Gilt-Bronze Seated Bhaisajyaguru (Medicine Buddha)

Ming Dynasty, Yongle Era

Gilt-Bronze Seated Lotus-holding Avalokiteśvara

Gilt-Bronze Seated Lotus-holding Avalokiteśvara

Ming Dynasty, Yongle Era

Gilt-Bronze Standing Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Bodhisattva

Gilt-Bronze Standing Bodhisattva

Northern Zhou Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Bodhisattva Manjushri (Wenshu)

Gilt-Bronze Bodhisattva Manjushri (Wenshu)

Ming Dynasty, Yongle Era

Gilt-Bronze Seated Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Seated Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Bodhisattva

Gilt-Bronze Standing Bodhisattva

Gilt-Bronze Vajrasattva

Gilt-Bronze Vajrasattva

Ming Dynasty, Yongle Era

Gilt-Bronze Standing Buddha Bodhisattva

Gilt-Bronze Standing Buddha Bodhisattva

Southern Dynasties

漆金铜韦陀像

漆金铜韦陀像

Gilt-Bronze Standing Bodhisattva

Gilt-Bronze Standing Bodhisattva

Eastern Wei to Northern Qi Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Seated Bodhisattva

Gilt-Bronze Seated Bodhisattva

Gilt-Bronze Bodhisattva Maitreya (Mile)

Gilt-Bronze Bodhisattva Maitreya (Mile)

Ming Dynasty, Yongle Era

Bronze Seated Buddha

Bronze Seated Buddha

Late Northern Wei Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Seated Cundī Avalokiteśvara (Zhun Di Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Seated Cundī Avalokiteśvara (Zhun Di Guanyin)

Mid to Late Ming Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Standing Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Attendant Bodhisattva

Gilt-Bronze Standing Attendant Bodhisattva

Southern Dynasties

Bronze Seated Shakyamuni

Bronze Seated Shakyamuni

鎏金铜观音立像

鎏金铜观音立像

Gilt-Bronze Water-Moon Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Water-Moon Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Eastern Wei Dynasty, 4th Year of Emperor Xiaojing’s Wuding Reign

Gods of the Twelve Zodiac Animals

Gods of the Twelve Zodiac Animals

Gilt-Bronze Seated Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) in Royal Ease

Gilt-Bronze Seated Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) in Royal Ease

Gilt-Bronze Shakyamuni Ascetic Statue

Gilt-Bronze Shakyamuni Ascetic Statue

Gilt-Bronze Standing Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Seated Buddha Shakyamuni

Gilt-Bronze Seated Buddha Shakyamuni

Northern Wei Dynasty, 6th Year of Emperor Xiaowen’s Taihe Reign

Gilt-Bronze Seated Monk in Royal Ease

Gilt-Bronze Seated Monk in Royal Ease

Mid Ming Dynasty

鎏金铜财宝天王坐像

鎏金铜财宝天王坐像

Gilt-Bronze Seated Arhat

Gilt-Bronze Seated Arhat

鎏金铜佛菩萨立像

鎏金铜佛菩萨立像

Gilt-Bronze Seated Ksitigarbha (Dizang)

Gilt-Bronze Seated Ksitigarbha (Dizang)

Mid to Late Ming Dynasty

鎏金铜观音立像

鎏金铜观音立像

Gilt-Bronze Seated Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Seated Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Cundi Avalokiteśvara (Zhunti Guanyin) Seated Statue

Gilt-Bronze Cundi Avalokiteśvara (Zhunti Guanyin) Seated Statue

Lacquered-Gilt Bronze Seated Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) in Royal Ease

Lacquered-Gilt Bronze Seated Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) in Royal Ease

Mid to Late Ming Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Seated Bhaisajyaguru (Medicine Buddha)

Gilt-Bronze Seated Bhaisajyaguru (Medicine Buddha)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Buddha

Gilt-Bronze Standing Buddha

Southern Dynasties

Gilt-Bronze Standing Ānanda

Gilt-Bronze Standing Ānanda

Late to Mid-Ming Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Standing Mahākāśyapa

Gilt-Bronze Standing Mahākāśyapa

Late to Mid-Ming Dynasty

Gilt-Bronze Standing Dragon Maiden

Gilt-Bronze Standing Dragon Maiden

Gilt-Bronze Seated Buddha

Gilt-Bronze Seated Buddha

Gilt-Bronze Seated Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) in Royal Ease

Gilt-Bronze Seated Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) in Royal Ease

Seated Arhat with Fly-Whisk

Seated Arhat with Fly-Whisk

Gilt-Bronze Seated Shakyamuni

Gilt-Bronze Seated Shakyamuni

Early Northern Wei Dynasty (386–534 CE)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

鎏金铜药师佛立像

鎏金铜药师佛立像

Gilt-Bronze Standing Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Standing Bodhisattva

Gilt-Bronze Standing Bodhisattva

千手千眼观音立像

千手千眼观音立像

Gilt-Bronze Standing Buddha

Gilt-Bronze Standing Buddha

Northern Qi Dynasty

Bronze Maitreya Buddha

Bronze Maitreya Buddha

Gilt-Bronze Shakyamuni Birth Statue

Gilt-Bronze Shakyamuni Birth Statue

Gilt-Bronze Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) in Royal Ease

Gilt-Bronze Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) in Royal Ease

Gilt-Bronze Seated Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Seated Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin)

Gilt-Bronze Seated Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) in Royal Ease

Gilt-Bronze Seated Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) in Royal Ease

铜韦驮像

铜韦驮像

明崇祯十二年

鎏金铜观音立像

鎏金铜观音立像

鎏金铜佛菩萨立像

鎏金铜佛菩萨立像

Gilt-Bronze Standing Bodhisattva

Gilt-Bronze Standing Bodhisattva

Eastern Wei Dynasty (534–550 CE)