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Frieze fragment with devotees India 10th-11th Centuries Sandstone Central India or Rajasthan From the Folch Collection MEB CF 2950 @mculturesmon #Asia #India
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In January I am looking forward to having a closer look at some of the objects from the #Asia gallery at @mculturesmon #Barcelona
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The protectress Palden Lhamo as Magzor Gyalmo Original title: dPal ldan dmag zor gyi rgyal mo 19th century Copper inlaid with turquoise and coral From Mongolia Folch collection This sculpture represents the wrathful goddess Palden Lhamo, a female figure
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The protectress Palden Lhamo as Magzor Gyalmo Original title: dPal ldan dmag zor gyi rgyal mo 19th century Copper inlaid with turquoise and coral From Mongolia Folch collection This sculpture represents the wrathful goddess Palden Lhamo, a female figure
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Durga killing the buffalo demon Original title: Durga Mahishasuramardini 14th - 15th centuries Brass From #India, Sutlej Region, Himachal #Pradesh Folch Collection MEB CF 5346 @mculturesmon #Asia #India
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Crowned Buddha 19th century East Central Burma From the Folch collection This image of Buddha is a representative piece of the Buddhist art developed over the last centuries in Southeast Asia. Buddhist tradition explains that this religion reached Burma
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Crowned Buddha 19th century East Central Burma From the Folch collection Buddha appears here seated and touching the ground with his right hand as testimony to his enlightenment. Instead of the usual monk's tunic, however, he is dressed in royal attire,
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Two men riding a camel 18th century Terracotta North Bengal, #India Folch Collection MEB CF 2779 @mculturesmon #Asia #India
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Head of bodhisattva Maitreya Gandhara, #Pakistan / #Afghanistan 1st-3rd centuries Made from schist Acquired during the Ethnological Museum's expedition to Afghanistan and Nuristan, performed between August and September, 1971, and led by August Panyella
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Door of a palace or an aristocratic residence 19th Century Wood Bundi, #Rajasthan, #India Acquired during the Ethnological Museum's expedition to India, performed between November and December, 1967, and led by August Panyella Gómez (director), Eudald S
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Gong stand 19th Century Gilded wood with glass inlay Mandalay, #Burma Folch Collection In Burma, some of the supports for holding gongs and drums are elaborately decorated with figurative motifs for use in religious and courtly contexts. This support re
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Gong stand 19th Century Gilded wood with glass inlay Mandalay, #Burma Folch Collection In Burma, some of the supports for holding gongs and drums are elaborately decorated with figurative motifs for use in religious and courtly contexts. This support re
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'Phurba' ritual dagger 19th century Bronze, #jade and turquoise #Tibet Folch collection MEB CF 3045 @mculturesmon #Asia #Tibet
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'Phurba' ritual dagger 19th century Bronze, #jade and turquoise #Tibet Folch collection MEB CF 3045 @mculturesmon #Asia #Tibet
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#Krishna Balakrishna 12th-14th Centuries Bronze (metal) Tamil Nadu, South India Folch Collection Krisna is described in the epic poem Mahabharata as one of the incarnations of Visnu. His popularity increased in mediaeval times thanks to the hymns of bha
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Vishnu 11th-14th Centuries, Chola Dynasty Copper Tamil Nadu, South India Folch Collection Many of the devotional and sacred bronze sculptures of the Chola dynasty in southern India were made to be carried in processions. They were generally subjected to
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Kammavaca manuscript Late 19th - early 20th century Palm leaf, lacquered and gilded Burma Folch Collection Kammavaca are manuscripts containing sacred texts of Theravada Buddhism about the ordination and behaviour of monks. Written in the Pali language
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Dowry necklace Kazhuthu uru #India 18th-19th Century Folch Collection MEB CF 6344 @mculturesmon #Asia #India
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Head of a crowned Buddha 18th century Bronze and lacquer Ayutthaya, #Thailand Folch Collection One of the Ayutthaya kingdom's most common Buddhist representations is that of Buddha crowned and dressed in royal robes, often with a mudra for the dissipati
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Head of a crowned Buddha 18th century Bronze and lacquer Ayutthaya, #Thailand Folch Collection One of the Ayutthaya kingdom's most common Buddhist representations is that of Buddha crowned and dressed in royal robes, often with a mudra for the dissipati
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Gold bracelet 18th-19th century Gold #India Folch Collection MEB CF 6342 @mculturesmon #Asia #India
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Bodhisattva Sadaksari Lokésvara Original title: sPyan ras gzigs yi ge drug pa Tibet 14th-15th centuries Brass, gilded and painted Western #Tibet Folch Collection In Tibet, the bodhisattva Sadaksari Lokésvara, "The Lord of the Six Syllables", is perceive
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Bhairava 16th-17th centuries Iron Valley of Kàtmandu, #Nepal Folch Collection MEB CF 4431 @mculturesmon #Asia #Nepal
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Parvati Sculpture 17th-18th centuries Copper (metal) Vijayanagar, #India Folch Collection The third main branch of Hinduism is Sakti worship. She is the Great Goddess, a female deity associated with the earth and fertility. Her worship was instigated in
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The meditational deity Guhyasamaja Manjuvajra and his consort Vidyadhara Original title: gSang ba 'dus pa 'Jam rdo 17th century Copper, wood and paint Central Tibet Folch Collection Guhyasamaja-Mañjuvajra, the bodhisattva of transcendent wisdom, embrace
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Buddha 17th-18th centuries Bronze, wood and resin Ayutthaya, Thailand Folch Collection Buddha displays the palms of his open hands at chest height, the double abhayamudra gesture, which is a symbol of the dissipation of fear. As there are no weapons in
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Bodhisattva Cintamanicakra Stela Original name: nyoirin kannon bosatsu 1703 Stone Tòquio, Japan Acquired during the Ethnological Museum's expedition to Japan, performed between May and June, 1964, and led by August Panyella Gómez (director) and Eudald S
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Deity 18th-19th Centuries Wood Burma Folch Collection From India, Buddhism took root in Burma in the first centuries AD. Founded in the 9th century on the Irrawaddy River, the city of Bagan became the dominant political power, with a period of cultural
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Probably Namkha Dorje, monk yogi of the Drukpa Kagyu Order Original title: Nam-mkha' rdo rje 18th century Copper and gold Western Tibet Folch Collection MEB CF 4684 @mculturesmon #Asia #Tibet
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The Transcendent Buddha Aksobhya Original title: Mi bskyod pa 14th century Brass Western Tibet Folch Collection Buddha Aksobhya helps to overcome rage, one of the obstacles to achieving liberation. He is often shown crowned, bejewelled and seated
