EditorialStudy of a Young Man in a Cloak, Standing, 1895, Transfer lithograph, Sheet: 19 1/2 ? 12 1/2 in. (49.5 ? 31.8 cm), Prints, John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856?1925 London), In this lithograph, Sargent built the composition around a lively cros...
EditorialSeated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana, Central Javanese period, ca. late 9th century, Indonesia (Java), Bronze, H. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm), Sculpture, This splendid Buddha is seated on a large double-lotus pedestal in the cross-legged yogic, adamantine pos...
EditorialPortrait of Shun'oku Myoha (1311?1388), ????? ??, Nanbokucho period (1336?92), ca. 1383, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, Image: 45 5/8 ? 20 1/2 in. (115.9 ? 52.1 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist Japanese, This portrait depicts t...
EditorialSeated Buddha, pre-Angkor period, 7th?8th century, Cambodia or Vietnam, Sandstone, H. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm); W. est. 15 3/4 in. 940 cm); D. est. 9 13/16 in. (25 cm), Sculpture, This is one of a small group of early Southeast Asian Buddhas. The figure si...
EditorialDeity Figure, 3rd?6th century, Honduras, Mesoamerica, Copan, Santa Rita region, Maya, Jade (pyroxene jadeite), H. 4 1/4 x W. 2 1/2 x D. 15/16 in. (10.8 x 6.4 x 2.3 cm), Stone-Sculpture, This jade figurine depicts a cross-legged figure with his arms ben...
EditorialPendant with Seated Lord, 7th?8th century, Guatemala or Mexico, Mesoamerica, Maya, Jadeite, H. 2 5/8 x W. 1 7/8 x D. 3/8 in. ( 6.7 x 4.8 x 1 cm), Stone-Ornaments, On this jadeite pendant, a man sits on a low dais in one of the cross-legged postures of ...
Editorial?????, Monju on a Lion, Muromachi period (1392?1573), late 15th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 32 1/16 in. ? 13 in. (81.5 ? 33 cm), Paintings, Shusei (Japanese, active late 15th century) (reading unsure), Manjusri, the bodhisattva...
EditorialBust of an Official, Late Period, Dynasty 30, 380?342 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Memphite Region, Memphis (Mit Rahina), Ptah Temple, Graywacke, H. 38.1 cm (15 in.); W. 30.1 cm (11 7/8 in.); D. 17.3 cm (6 13/16 in.), Only very occasionally do Egypt...
EditorialBahia Culture (Mahia, Ecuador). 300 BC-500 AD. Male figure sitting cross-legged and hands objects. 56 x 27 cm. From Ecuador. Period of Regional Development. Private collection.
EditorialBahia Culture (Mahia, Ecuador). 300 BC-500 AD. Figure sitting cross-legged. 24 x 15 cm. From Ecuador. Period of Regional Development. Private collection.
EditorialAmitayus, Tshe dpa'med is the deity of long life and is represented seated cross-legged and holding the vase containing the elixir of longevity. He is one of the most popular deities in Bhutan.
EditorialTimur enthroned at Balkh, 1550. Timur (Tamerlane) is enthroned at Balkh,Afghanistan. Timur sits on a raised dais; people are visible through an arch, those inside sit cross-legged. The interior is decorated in the Islamic style, with floral patterns an...
EditorialA woman worships the four-headed Hindu deity Brahma who sits cross-legged between two small fires, 1760. From a "Ragamala" series. ID: Add Or 28.
EditorialScribe, cross-legged, writing on papyrus,4th or 5th dynasty. From Saqqara. Painted limestone figure, inlaid eyes,35 x 53,7 x 44 cm Pyramid Era, Old Kingdom (2950-2135 BCE) E 3023.