Asian Art Museum - Deities

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The Hindu deity - Shiva - 1000 - 1100



Indonesia - Dagger Holder - 1800 - 1900



Japanese - The Buddhist deity - Achala Vidyaraja - 1100 - 1185 (This was one of my favorite pieces).



Japanese - The Esoteric Buddhist King of Passion, Ragaraja - 1600 - 1700



China - The Buddhist deity Simhavaktra Dakini - The Enlightened One

Comments

Bangchik and Kakdah said…
I am looking at the first photo. I thought that is a truly happy piece of art. I can sense the characters were having real fun, and the joy just shines through.... ~bangchik
September 7, 2010 at 6:21 AM
Bossy Betty said…
You make me want to spend hours in a museum--just wondering around!
September 7, 2010 at 7:53 AM
Ann said…
The Esoteric Buddhist King of Passion is a little scary looking. I'm with Betty though, I want to go spend some time in a museum now too
September 7, 2010 at 2:38 PM
Reeni said…
These are all so very fierce looking except the first one. Imagine bumping into one of them on a garden path! Scary. But very cool.
September 7, 2010 at 6:18 PM
jeanlivingsimple said…
I love them all. Great shots! Hey...did you take the pictures that are in my coffee table book?
September 7, 2010 at 9:07 PM
Erik said…
Thanks for the vicarious peak. Great stuff.
September 8, 2010 at 8:13 AM
Unknown said…
These different depictions of a bhuddist deity are fascinating. I have always thoguht of it as being very benign and different from these. I'm now keen to find out more.
September 8, 2010 at 11:09 AM
Icy BC said…
Fantastic shots of these interesting statues!
September 8, 2010 at 12:50 PM
ruthi said…
when I toured Thailand in 1998, I took a lot of photos of these statues and deities. I thought Asian History in High School for 11 years and being able to see for myself the culture of the countries I thought made it easy to motivate my students to listen to my lesson and participate.
September 8, 2010 at 5:49 PM
Self Sagacity said…
So cool that you share all these photos. It's like being there myself. I always admire how the statues were made, so detailed.
September 9, 2010 at 4:40 AM
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