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A poor woodcutter picks lotus flowers in a pond (right) and presents them to the monk Phra Malai (left)
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Lord Krishna, a blue skinned Hindu deity dancing on a lotus. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 581129i- Pictures
Devi, the great goddess sitting on a lotus flower being worshipped by three devotees. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 577812i- Pictures
A blue-skinned Indian deity carring a large gada (mace) and a lotus flower. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 581788iPart of: Hindu deities; Captain Cook's voyages; and Indian figure types- Pictures
The Buddhist deity Mārīcī seated on a lotus carried by seven hogs. Watercolour attributed to a Chinese or Japanese painter.
Reference: 584932i- Pictures
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Three Hindu ascetics, or holy men: above, a man lying on a bed of nails; below left, a man seated in the lotus position with withered arms raised above his head; below right, a man seated in the lotus position holding a trident. Coloured engraving by J. Chapman, 1809.
Chapman, J. (John), active 1792-1823.Date: Sept. 1 1809Reference: 567721i- Pictures
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Dalai Lama (?) sitting on a lotus with the Buddha just above him and ten other Buddhist figures surrounding him. Lithograph.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 579947i- Books
The quantum and the lotus : a journey to the frontiers where science and Buddhism meet / Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Xuan Thuan.
Ricard, Matthieu.Date: [2001], ©2001- Digital Images
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King Suddhodana, courtiers and other men pay their respects to Bodhisatta, siting on a swing in the lotus possition, a second time
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An Indian deity with four-arms, holding a sword, lotus and a mace, sitting on a tiger. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 582108i- Pictures
The Buddha Sakyamuni seated on a lotus in a landscape containing scenes of his life and death. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
Reference: 47112i- Pictures
A headless four-armed deity, sitting on a snake, holding a sword, a trident and a lotus. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 582107i- Pictures
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A Hindu ascetic, or holy man: seated in the lotus position on a leopard skin, with withered arms raised above his head. Coloured stipple engraving, 1814.
Date: Jany. 1814Reference: 567689i- Pictures
A female deity (?), ornately dressed and placing her right foot on a lotus blossom, accompanied by a small child. Embroidery by a Chinese artist, ca. 1800.
Date: 1800Reference: 572378i- Pictures
Four designs: a rabbit and a badger in human dress punting; a lotus flower; calligraph and a bird on a rock by the shore. Colour woodcut, 1882.
Watanabe Shōtei (Watanabe Yoshimta), Seitei, 1851-1918.Date: 1882Reference: 37821i- Pictures
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An eight-petalled lotus with Vishnu in the center, and eight other deities in each petal representing the eight cardinal directions (?). Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 577121i- Digital Images
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The monk Phra Malai receiving a lotus bouquet, from a poor woodcutter, to carry up to heaven to offer at the Chulamani Pagoda or Chedi (Detail of left side)
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The lotus lovers : the complete history of the curious erotic custom of footbinding in China / Howard S. Levy ; foreword by Arthur Waley ; introduction by Wolfram Eberhard.
Levy, Howard S. (Howard Seymour), 1923-Date: 1991- Pictures
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A Chinese figure, seated, wearing green robes richly decorated with lotus flower designs in gold thread with blue border and black hat. Painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
Date: 1850Reference: 580608iPart of: Portraits of seated Chinese historical and mythological characters- Pictures
Vishnu and Lakshmi sitting on a lotus flower on top of a demon, surrounded by four other deities, including Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 577815i- Pictures
Varaha, the third incarnation of Lord Vishnu: has a animal head on a human body with four arms holding a conch, mace, lotus and a wheel. Drawing by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 576772i- Pictures
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A Chinese deity identified as Kuan Yin, seated in the lotus position on a jade throne, with ten arms, carrying weapons, a bell and round objects. Painting by a Chinese artist.
Reference: 581166i- Pictures
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The deity Guanyin (Kuan Yin) seated on a lotus throne with eight arms, carrying a sword, axe, lantern, a swastika and two Chinese characters. Gouache painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
Date: 1850Reference: 582168i- Pictures
An Indian deity, who is worshipped by a young man, rises up on the leaf of a gigantic lotus, while sucking his own big toe. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1850(?).
Date: 1850Reference: 582586i- Digital Images
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The monk Phra Malai receives a lotus bouquet from a poor woodcutter (left) and receives alms offerings from lay people (right). This manuscript depicts the visits to heaven and hell by Phra Malai