Tibet

Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

Art Institute of Chicago · 17th/18th century

Bronze with gold, pigments, and semiprecious stones · bronze

Tantric Female Enlightened Being (Vajrayogini) Holding a Skull Cup

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Silver, gilt silver, and gilt copper alloy · sculpture

Vajradhara Buddha Seated Holding a Thunderbolt (Vajra) and Bell (Ghanta)

Art Institute of Chicago · 15th century

Silver and semiprecious stones · silver

Buddhist Deity Vajrasattva with Bell (Ghanta) and Thunderbolt (Vajra)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Brass with coral and turquoise · brass

Painted Banner (Thangka) with Guru Dragpur, a Wrathful Form of Padmasambhava

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th/19th century

Pigment on silk · thangka

Painted Banner (Thangka) of Bodhisattva Maitreya Surrounded by his Retinue

Art Institute of Chicago · 16th century

Opaque watercolor and gold on cotton · thangka

Buddha Triumphing over Mara (Maravijaya)

Art Institute of Chicago · 16th century

Gilt bronze · bronze

Personified Ritual Dagger (Vajrakila) in Ritual Embrace (Yab-yum)

Art Institute of Chicago · 16th century

Copper repoussé over wood · decorative object/ornament

Milarepa on Mount Kailash

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1500

Pigment and gold on cotton · thangka

Yaksha General Holding a Mongoose

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Gilt copper · bronze

The Bhadrakalpika Sutra

Minneapolis Institute of Art · c. 1500

Colors, gold and silver on blue-black paper · Books & Publications

Khorlo Demchog (Chakrasamvara) and Dorje Pakmo (Vajravarahi) Mandala

Minneapolis Institute of Art · 1400–1500

Pigments on cloth · Paintings

Sangay Donyotrubpa

Minneapolis Institute of Art · 13th-14th century

Brass with pigment, gilding, and silver inlay · Metalwork

Title Page from a Buddhist Manuscript

Minneapolis Institute of Art · late 18th century

Ink, color, and gold on paper, book cover · Paintings

Temple banner

Minneapolis Institute of Art · early 19th century

Silk brocade, damask, and appliqué · Textiles

Sakyatubpa (Shakyamuni) Buddha

Minneapolis Institute of Art · 1440–70

Opaque watercolor and gold on cotton · Paintings

Book End (one of a pair)

Minneapolis Institute of Art · c. 1800

Gilt bronze · Metalwork

Sgrol-ljang (Green Tara)

Minneapolis Institute of Art · 14th-15th century

Bronze with turquoise and gold · Metalwork

Rta mgrin (Hayagriva)

Minneapolis Institute of Art · 18th century

Copper alloy, semi-precious stones · Sculpture

Sutra table

Minneapolis Institute of Art · 18th century

Lacquered spruce wood · Furniture

Vajra hammer

Minneapolis Institute of Art · 17th century

Iron with silver and gilt · Metalwork

Medallion rug

Minneapolis Institute of Art · c. 1900

Wool warp, wool weft, wool pile · Textiles

Nagpo Chenpo (Mahakala)

Minneapolis Institute of Art · 18th century

Iron · Sculpture, Metalwork

Group of 17 Tibetan bone apron ornaments

Minneapolis Institute of Art · 16th–19th century

Bone (likely buffalo) · Ceremonial Objects, Jewelry/Adornment