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Bowl in Kakiemon-style, Japan,around 1700. Because of political unrest in China, almost all porcelain which reached Europe between 1650 and 1680 came from Japan. From the collection of Schloss Favorite,Karlsruhe.
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Bowl in Kakiemon-style, Japan,around 1700. Because of political unr...

Bowl with lid; Fenced-in garden with phoenix-bird. On the lid a lotus bud. Meissen, around 1730.
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Bowl with lid; Fenced-in garden with phoenix-bird. On the lid a lotus bud....

From the Illustrations to 100 poems by 100 poets: Bunya no Asayasu, 10th: Five temple-boys or pages try to steer their boat despite the strong wind. They are harvesting lotus leaves; one of the boys has a sickle on a long pole.
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From the Illustrations to 100 poems by 100 poets: Bunya no Asayasu, 10th:...

Hanging canopy (tengai), Japanese, (Kamakura period, 14th century?). This tengai has a lotus flower at the centre surrounded by rings of floral and scroll designs. A canopy or tengai hangs from the ceiling of Japanese Buddhist temples above the images of Buddhas and bodhisattvas. It originated in India as a sunshade used by the nobility and appears as such in early Indian Buddhist images, although it also suggests the foliage of a tree, beneath which persons in authority sat to speak in public. In Japan, the tengai are usually made of painted wood on a metal frame and are often elaborately carved. JA, 1967.2-20.1
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Hanging canopy (tengai), Japanese, (Kamakura period, 14th century?). This tengai...

Celadon tea bowl from Korea, Koryo dynasty, early 12th century. The lotus, on the incised design on the interior of this bowl, is a Buddhist symbol of purity, a reminder of Buddhism's strong influence on the development of celadons in the Koryo dynasty (AD 918-1392). Tea drinking became a popular activity during the late Unified Silla dynasty (AD 668-935) and early Koryo dynasty, due to the influence of Son Buddhism, which spread from Buddhist monks to the population in general. Son Buddhism strongly emphasized meditation through tea drinking. OA, 1911.6-7.29
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Celadon tea bowl from Korea, Koryo dynasty, early 12th century. The lotus, on th...

Christ and Buddha,1890.
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Christ and Buddha,1890.

Vishnu and Lakshmi The Bhagavatapurana. (Purana of the Blessed Lord) 1806 Or. 13805 f.100
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Vishnu and Lakshmi The Bhagavatapurana. (Purana of the Blessed Lord) 1806 Or....