Gandhara

Ancient East Asian Art from Gandhara The Asian Art Museum located at 200 Larkin St San Francisco, CA 94102 is filled with antiquities through the ages of Asian culture. Within the museum, in gallery one, the showroom is filled with ancient art from East India. Particularly, ancient art from Gandhara, strikes the audience immediately upon entry into the gallery. The Seated Buddha, dated approximately 300-500 CE, was found in the northwest area of modern day Pakistan within the Peshawar valley, once

Greco-Buddhist art is the artistic form of Greco-Buddhism, a cultural syncretism between the Classical Greek culture and Buddhism. Greco-Buddhist art is characterized by the apparent idealistic realism and in-depth portrayal of Hellenistic art. Representations of the Buddha alongside traditional Greek deities have helped outline the artistic canon for Buddhist art throughout Asia up to the present. Additionally, it is also a strong example of cultural syncretism between eastern and western civilizations

the title of the theme I choose, it may cross your mind that my theme has something to do with religion. Meditating Buddha from Gandhara and Theotokos of Vladimir may come from different cultural traditions; however they both share the same general theme of picturing the divines. The Meditating Buddha or Seated Buddha from Gandhara is an early statue of Buddha from Gandhara, Pakistan. This work of art is from the Culture of Buddhism and was made around the 2nd or 3rd century. Buddhism still exists

legends and myths. Gandhara uses stone to be showing more of a the story and history of the piece, he is not doing it to show personal art work but rather to show his take from the stories and legends.Gandhara art is in the style of Buddhist visual art that developed in what is now the northwestern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan between the first century BCE. and the seventh century century BCE (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica).The first textual mention of historical Gandhara was in the region

Gandhara from India were the artist of the Buddha sculpture titled as Teaching Buddha which represents the second miracle of Srasvasti wherein the Buddha performed his superiority over kasyapas. This piece of sculpture was made in second or third century as a seated Buddha on an inverted lotus throne supported by two elephants and a lion. This sculpture’s present location is at The UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) in Berkeley California. The sculpture is placed on the table

certain time period and region, there are recurring details in many Buddhist works of art. The First Sermon (2ndc – 3rdc: Gandhara), which depicts Buddha delivering his first sermon, is no exception to this fact. The design and visual characteristics of The First Sermon serve as clear evidence that the work was created during the rule of the Kushan empire, specifically in Gandhara. Additionally, those same characteristics suggest that the piece was most likely used for adornment of a temple or other

The Silk Road had established a long and interesting history with trade, that enabled many different cultures to have connections. These connections have had an influence on clothing, architecture, music, art and sculptures. After the conquest of Gandhara by Alexander the Great, the classical world of Roman art influenced these region’s taste with a new look for art and sculptures. Alexander’s expansion into northwest Pakistan changed the approach in creating Bodhisattva sculptures, taking on the

trading on the Silk Road, the ideas and beliefs of Buddhism were spread throughout Asia, eventually reaching Thailand. We can see an example of this through the iconography and style that Buddha head A possess when compared to earlier Buddha heads from Gandhara and Mathura. For an example, Buddha head A has snail shaped curly hair which covers the top of his head, and

sculpture, carvings, paintings, and ornate jewelry from Asia that were on display were all shaped by the artists who created them who in turn is shaped by the culture and environment that surrounded them. This is particularly evident the Mathura and Gandhara region where the medium influences the sculpture greatly. The Serpent King (Nagaraja), Fig. 1, comes from the Mathura region of India, in the Uttar Pradesh State and stands at about three feet tall but seems larger as it looms over the viewer on

In Ancient Pakistan, an area of land known as Gandhara produced a great deal of Buddhist art. The works had a very specific style and set of influences that have been compared by art historians throughout time. The image of what a people call the “Gandharan Buddha” is easily recognizable for its distinct features. However, this image is not always universal between Gandharan art. Different works can share similar features and distinction, but can also have many differences. These can lie in not only