AHI 001D Arts of Asia Midterm: Indian and Southest Asian Art

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  • Title: The Great Bath at Mohenjo Daro
    Date: 3rd - 2nd century BCE
    Analysis: Used in ceremonies and ritual purification.
  • Title: Figurine of a Mother Goddess
    Date: ca. 2600 - 1900 BCE
    Analysis: votive offering made for a goddess associated with fertility as can be seen with its accentuated female attributes.
  • Title: Column Erected by Ashoka
    Date: 246 BCE
    Analysis: these monuments linked the Buddha's dharma (moral law) with Ashoka's law of the mortal world. They also conveyed the symbolic presence of the emperor to each part of his realm.
  • Title: Stupa I, Sanchi
    Date: Original stupa, ca. 250 BCE; enlarged and rennovated ca. 50 - 25 BCE.
    Analysis: one of the most important pilgrimage sites at the time. Decorated with images of the Buddha and his veneration as well as the story of his previous lives (jataka).
  • Title: Great Departure of the Buddha
    Date: ca. 50 - 25 BCE
    Analysis: In the east gateway of the Stupa I in Sanchi. Tells the story of Prince Siddhartha leaving the palace and beginning his life of meditation and poverty.
  • Title: Bracket of a Woman and a Mango Tree
    Date: ca. 50 - 25 BCE
    Analysis: In the east gateway Stupa I in Sanchi. The women are wearing fan-shaped headdresses, heavy jewelry, and banded belts with an emphasis on their sexual attributes. They provide protection for the stupa and its visitors.
  • Title: The Wheel of Life
    Date: ca. 462 - 500 CE
    Analysis: Part of Cave 17 in Ajanta.
  • Title: Standing Buddha, Bamiyan
    Date: 5th century CE
    Analysis: Its large size was meant to convey the spiritual enormity of of the Buddha compared to the human worshipers. It reflects the beliefs of the Mahayana Buddhist sect that established the site.
  • Title: Seated Buddha with Two Attendants
    Date: Kushan period, 82 CE
    Analysis: Part of the Mathura style. One of his shoulders is left bare, showing off his masculine body. The relief carvings of the lions represent the Buddha's royal family crest.
  • Title: Standing Figure of Buddha
    Date: 2nd - 3rd century CE.
    Analysis: Has an inward-looking, meditative expression. Is influenced by classical Greek art as can be seen with the contrapposto pose.
  • Title: Bodhisattva Maitreya
    Date: Kushan period, 3rd century CE.
    Analysis: From the Gandhara region. The Bodhisattva Maitreya is adorned with ornate jewelry and rich clothing. He wears a beribboned turban and has a twirling mustache.
  • Title: Standing Buddha
    Date: Gupta period, ca. 319 - 500
    Analysis: In the Mathura style. Hair is a mass of snail-shell curls. The Buddha gazes downwards to show his transcendent mental state. Appears in a flawless state, with no trace of passion, egotism, or doubt.
  • Title: Jina with Attendants
    Date: ca. 500 CE
    Analysis: Jina has a posture of "body abandonment" that shows that they will do no harm to other living creatures. Has long earlobes, marks on their chest, and a beatific expression of enlightenment on their face.
  • Title: Linga with Face of Shiva
    Date: Gupta period
    Analysis: The god Shiva is represented in the form of an erect phallus (linga). Located in the inner sanctums of temples dedicated to Shiva.
  • Title: Shiva as the Lord of Dance
    Date: Chola period
    Analysis: Depicts Shiva carrying a drum and fire. The drum symbolizes creation. The fire symbolizes the destruction of samsara (the cycle of rebirth) and maya (illusion).
  • Title: Krishna Killing the Horse Demon Keshi
    Date: Gupta period
    Analysis: One of the ten avatars of Vishnu, human warrior-prince Krishna. Pushes the beast back with one of his feet while choking it.
  • Title: Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon Mahisha
    Date: 8th century
    Analysis:
  • Amitabha?

    Relating to the Buddha; means infinite/endless light.
  • Aniconic?
    The absence of a direct graphic representation of a deity, as in early Buddhist art.
  • Ashoka?

    Emperor of the Maurya dynasty from 272 - 231 BCE. Adopted Buddhism after witnessing an incredibly bloody and violent invasion.
  • Title: Apsaras Relief, Angkor Wat
    Date: 12th century
  • Title: Buddha Seated in Bhumisparsha Mudra
    Date: 12th - 13th century
  • Title: Walking Buddha
    Date: 14th century
  • Title: Qutb Minar, Qutb Mosque
    Date: 1199
  • Title: Krishna Holds Up Mount Govardhan to Shelter the Villagers of Braj
    Date: ca. 1590 - 1595
  • Title: Jahangir Embracing Shah Abbas
    Date: Mughal dynasty
  • Title: Balwant Singh Relaxing at a Fireplace
    Date: 1755 - 1760
  • Title: Great Stupa at Borobudur
    Date: 8th - 9th century
  • Title: Dancing Ganesh
    Date: 10th century
  • Jahangir?
    Fourth Mughal emperor. Father of Shah Jahan who commissioned the Taj Mahal.
  • Urna?
    Curl of hair on the forehead that is a characteristic mark of the Buddha. Symbol of divine wisdom.
  • Ushnisha?
    Rounded shape at the top of the head that is a characteristic mark of the Buddha. Symbol of enlightenment.
  • Vihara?
    Buddhist monastery.
  • Maitreya?
    Bodhisattva who would became the Buddha of the Future.
  • Samsara?
    The eternal cycle of birth, suffering, death, and rebirth in Buddhism and Hinduism.
  • Shiva?
    In Hinduism, he is the creator of life and destroyer of evil. The father of Ganesh and consort of Parvati.
  • Nirvana?
    State achieved in Buddhism and Hinduism once one has reached enlightenment and extinguished all ignorance and desire.
  • Bodhisattva?
    In Buddhism, a being who has reached enlightenment but chooses to remain in this world to help others reach enlightenment as well.
  • Buddha?
    Was the Hindu prince Siddhartha Gautama who achieved enlightenment and founded Buddhism.
  • karma?
    The sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence and determines one's destiny in the next life in Hinduism and Buddhism.