
Asian Iconography
ASIAN ICONOGRAPHY
Gods and myths
Antiquities and revivals
Literature
Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu
Bidpai
Al-Hariri, Maqamat
Firdausi, Shahnameh
Cycles
Individual scenes
Miscellaneous
Sanskrit
Chinese
Japanese
Magic and Science
Landscape
With travellers
With scholars, or people enjoying the landscape
With people in boats
With no people visible
Gardens
Plants, flowers and fruit
Bamboo
Camellia
Cherry
Chrysanthemum
Grapevine
Iris
Lychee
Melon
Narcissus
Orchid
Peach
Peony
Plum
Poppy
Rose
Miscellaneous
Animals
Camels and dromedaries
Cattle and buffaloes
Deer
Elephants
Horses
Lions and tigers
Monkeys
Squirrels
Miscellaneous
Birds
Cranes and egrets
Ducks
Hawks (including eagles)
Mynah birds (grackles)
Pheasants
Poultry
Miscellaneous
Snakes
Fish and crustaceans
Writing and calligraphy
Technology
Medicine
Astronomy, astrology and cosmology
Topography
Seasons, months etc.
Weather
Rivers
Monsters
Secular Iconography
Tomb figures
Miscellaneous
Portraits
Rulers
Turkey
Persia
Central Asia
India
Mughal Emperors
Akbar
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb
Miscellaneous
Sultans and Rajas
Miscellaneous
China
Kublai
Taizu
Yongzheng
Qianlong
Miscellaneous
Poets and poetesses
Scholars
Officials
Military officers
Female, miscellaneous
Male, miscellaneous
History
Universal
Near Eastern
Iranian—see ASIAN LITERATURE, Shahnameh
Indian
Chinese
Japanese
Social Life
Drama
Masks
Dance
Music
Miscellaneous
Ragamala
Asavari Ragini
Bhairava Raga
Devandhar Ragini
Gauri Ragini
Kedara Ragini
Lalit Ragini
Sri Raga
Todi Ragini
Vilavali Ragini
Miscellaneous
Court life
Games
Netsuke
Education
Scholars and philosophers
Travel
Fishing
Domestic life
Domestic objects
Carpets
Pots, vessels etc.
Still life
Drinking
Eating
Banquet scenes
Pastimes
Boats
Warriors
Bath
Single nudes in erotic/voyeuristic contexts
Love-making
Lovers
Courtesans
Miscellaneous
Ornament
Nineteenth- and twentieth-century art
Religions
Buddhism
The lives of the Buddha
Cycles, previous lives, infancy
Cycles
Dipankara-Jataka
Mahila-Mukha Jataka
Chaddanta-Jataka
Jataka of the dove
Syama-Jataka
Visvantara-Jataka
Queen Maya's dream
The Bodhisattva in the Tushita heaven
Birth of the Bodhisattva
Bath of the Bodhisattva
Birth of Kanthaka and Chandaka
The return from the Lumbini garden
Horoscope of the Bodhisattva
The writing lesson
Adolescence to enlightenment
The marriage of Siddhartha and Yashodara
The luxury of prince Siddhartha
Prince Siddhartha's martial feats
The slaying of the elephant
The first meditation
The sleep of the women
The flight from Kapilavastu
The exchange of clothes
Kanthaka and Chandaka leave the Bodhisattva
The emaciated Bodhisattva
The offer of grass
Homage of the Naga Kalika
The approach to the Bodhi tree
The attack of Mara
The temptation
After the enlightenment
The offer of the four bowls
The offering of the two merchants
The offer of honey by monkeys
The offer of the garment of rags
The invitation to preach
The sermon in the deer park
The entry into Rajagriha
Indra visits the Buddha
Conversion of Atavika
The delivery of Jyotishka
The barking of the white dog
The offering of dust
The conversion of Angulimala
Submission of the Naga Apalala
The Naga Elapatra
The conversion of Kashyapa
The story of Ananda
The nursling of the dead woman
The ordination of Nanda
A bull licks the Buddha's feet
The miracle of Sravasti
Makandika offers his daughter
Offer of Amrapali's mango grove
The invitation of Srigupta
Devadatta's attempts to kill the Buddha
Mahaparinirvana (the death of the Buddha)
The Buddha's coffin
The cremation of the Buddha
The guarding of the relics
Distribution of the relics
Transportation of the relics
Unidentified scenes
Devotional images
The Buddha teaching
Adoration of the Buddha (in human form)
Adoration of the Buddha (in symbolic form)
The Buddha's footprint
Standing Buddha
Seated Buddha
Buddha heads
Adi-Buddha
Vajradhara
Vajrasattva
Buddhas (other than Sakyamuni)
Akshobhya
Amitabha
Amitayus
Bhaisajyaguru
Maitreya
Padmasambhava
Vairocana
Miscellaneous
Bodhisattvas
Avalokiteshvara
Guanyin
Ksitigarbha
Manjushri
Manjuvara
Samantabhadra
Vajrapani
Miscellaneous
Deities
Chakrasamvara—see Samvara
Hariti and Panchika
Hayagriva
Hevajra
Jambhala
Kalachakra
Kurukulla
Lokapalas
Mahakala
Palden Lhamo
Prajnaparamita
Samvara
Shri Devi
Simhavaktra
Tara
Ushnishavijaya
Vaishravana—see Jambhala
Vajradhara—see Adi-Buddha
Vajrasattva—see Adi-Buddha
Vajrakila
Vajravidarana
Vighnantaka
Yakshas and Yakshis
Yama
Yamantaka
Miscellaneous
Heaven
Disciples of the Buddha, yogis, monks etc.
Arhats (Lohan, Rakan)
Bodhidharma
Mahasiddhas
Kukkuripa
Virupa
Miscellaneous
Milarepa
Lamas
Monks and abbots
Devotional objects
Miniature stupas
Religious objects
Animals and monsters
Nagis and Nagas
Garuda abducting Nagis/Nagas
Lion riders
Half-animal, half-human figures
Miscellaneous
Miscellanea
Unidentified human heads
Miscellaneous human figures
Comparative material
Fragments of human figures
Inscriptions
Hugo Buchthal notes/correspondence
Miscellaneous
Stupas
Sanchi
Bharhut
Amaravati
Hinduism
Epics
Bhagavata Purana
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Deities
Groups
Individual
Apsaras, devatas, celestial dancers etc.
Bhavani
Brahma
Devi
Durga
Ganesha
Garuda
Hanuman
Indra
Kali
Kamadeva
Karttikeya
Krishna
Cycles
Single figure
As an infant
With Radha
With Rukmini
With the gopis
Lifting Mt Govardhana
As Shrinathji
As a cosmic diagram
Miscellaneous
Kubera
Lakshmi
Parvati
Rama
Sarasvati
Shiva
Single figure
Dakshinamurti, the Great Teacher
Dancing
Shivalingams
Miscellaneous
Skanda
Surya
Vishnu
Cycles
Single figure
With Lakshmi and Sarasvati
With Lakshmi, without Sarasvati
On the serpent Ananta
Araha, with boar’s head
Narasimha, man-lion
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Saints, ascetics, yogis etc.
Festivals
Pilgrimage
Miscellaneous
Jainism
Indian folk religions
Islam
Zoroastrianism & Mazdaism
Daoism
The eight immortals
Cycles
Cao Guojiu
Han Xiangzi
He Xiangu
Lan Caihe
Li Tieguai
Lu Dongbin
Zhang Guolao
Zhongli Quan
Deities
Guandi
Liu Hai
Shoulao
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Chinese religions
Confucianism
Spirits and demons
Miscellaneous
Japanese religions
Christianity
Afghanistan
Begram
Ivories
Glass, bronze etc.
Site photos
Duplicates
Otto Kurz material
Unsorted
Fondukistan
Hadda