Resource Spotlight | “The Flame and the Lotus: Indian and Southeast Asian Art from the Kronos Collections” by Martin Lerner

 

Seated Ganesha
ca. 15th century
Thailand
Bronze
Gift of Steven Kossak, The Kronos Collections, in honor of Helen Cook, 1983
1983.512
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

 
 
 

The Flame and the Lotus

Indian and Southeast Asian Art from the Kronos Collections

 
 

by Martin Lerner

 
 

This resource is generously provided by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 

Garuda Finial
Late 12th–early 13th century
Thailand
Gilt bronze
Gift of Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1986
1986.501.4
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Seated Bodhisattva Vajrapani
Central Javanese period
9th century
Indonesia (Java)
Bronze
Gift of John and Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1984
1984.486.1
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Buddhist Guardian Mahabala
Eastern Javanese period
11th century
Indonesia (Java)
Bronze
Gift of Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1995
1995.570.4
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rondel with the Goddess Hariti
ca. 1st century
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Silver with gold foil
Gift of Steven Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1981
1981.460.2
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Buddha Attended by Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Maitreya
Central Javanese period
Second half of the 8th century
Sumatra or southern Thailand
Copper alloy
Gift of John and Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1984
1984.486.4
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vishnu
ca. second half of the 7th century
India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
Stone
Gift of John and Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1982
1982.462.9
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Roundel with a Winged Female Deity
1st–2nd century
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Schist
Gift of Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1995
1995.570.7
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Reliquary(?) with Scenes from the Life of Buddha
ca. 10th century
India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) or Pakistan
Bone with traces of color and gold paint
Gift of John and Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1985
1985.392.1
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Seated Ganesha
ca. 15th century
Thailand
Bronze
Gift of Steven Kossak, The Kronos Collections, in honor of Helen Cook, 1983
1983.512
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Seated Buddha
Pre-Angkor period
7th–8th century
Vietnam
Sandstone
Gift of John and Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1980
1980.526.3
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Carved Conch with Lakshmi-Narayana
Pala period
11th–12th century
India (possibly West Bengal) or Bangladesh
Shell with silver additions
Gift of Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1986
1986.501.6
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Water Spout in the Form of a Makara
Central or Eastern Javanese period
ca. 10th century
Indonesia (Java)
Bronze
Gift of John and Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1984
1984.486.2
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ritual Crown with the Five Transcendent Buddhas
Late 14th–early 15th century
Tibet
Opaque watercolor and gold on board
Gift of Jeffrey Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1985
1985.391
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Diadem with Kinnaris (Half-Bird, Half-Female Creatures)
9th–10th century
India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
Gold inset with garnet
Gift of Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1988
1988.395a–c
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

One from a Pair of Ear Ornaments (Prakaravapra Kundala)
ca. 1st century B.C.
India
Gold, sheet, wire and granulation
Gift of John and Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1981
1981.398.4
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Pair of Royal Earrings
ca. 1st century B.C.
India (probably Andhra Pradesh)
Gold
Gift of John and Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1981
1981.398.3–.4
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Book Cover from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra
Thakuri-Malla periods
10th–11th century
Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
Ink and color on wood, with metal insets
Gift of John and Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Findlay, 1979
1979.511
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Head of a Bodhisattva
ca. first half of the 8th century
Thailand (Phetchabun Province)
Stone
Gift of John and Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1984
1984.486.3
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nagini (Serpent Queen or Consort of Nagaraja)
Gupta period
Second quarter of the 5th century
India (Madhya Pradesh)
Stone
Gift of Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1987
1987.415.2
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Seated Buddha
First half of the 13th century
Thailand
Bronze
Gift of John and Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1980
1980.526.1a, b
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shrine Relief Fragment Depicting Ashtamahabhaya Tara, the Buddhist Savioress
10th–11th century
India (Himachal Pradesh)
Wood
Gift of Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1994
1994.488
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Male Adorant, probably from a Battle Standard
Angkor period
Late 11th–first quarter of the 12th century
Cambodia
Bronze
Gift of Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1995
1995.570.1
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nagaraja (Serpent King)
Gupta period
ca. second quarter of the 5th century
India (Madhya Pradesh)
Stone
Gift of Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1987
1987.415.1
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

 

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Author | Martin Lerner
Publisher | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Year of Publication | 1984

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