The Guimet Museum (French: Musée Guimet) is a museum of Asian art located in Paris, France. It has the largest collection of Asian art outside Asia. Arts of the Far East include: Buddhist art Chinese art Japanese art Tibetan art Thai art Art of Laos Categories: Art stubs ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... World map showing location of Asia A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ...
The museum which was first located at Lyons in 1879 and was handed over to the state and transferred to Paris in 1885, was founded by Émile Étienne Guimet, an industrialist. Devoted to travel, Guimet was in 1876 commissioned by the minister of public instruction to study the religions of the Far East, and the museum contains many of the fruits of this expedition, including a fine collection of Japanese and Chinese porcelain and many objects relating not merely to the religions of the East but also to those of Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Lyons), see Lyons (disambiguation). ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Far East is a term often used for East Asia and Southeast Asia combined, sometimes including also the easternmost territories of Russia, i. ... A rare Dresden porcelain figurine Porcelain is a type of hard semi-translucent ceramic generally fired at a higher temperature than glazed earthenware, or stoneware pottery. ... Map of Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt was the civilization of the Nile Valley between about 3000 BC and the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great in 332 BC. As a civilization based on irrigation, it is the quintessential example of a hydraulic empire. ... Location within Italy The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma) is the capital city of Italy and of its Latium region. ...
Works of Art of the Guimet Museum
Gandhara Buddha, 1st-2nd century CE. Download high resolution version (548x786, 126 KB)Gandhara Buddha. ... Buddhas First Sermon at Sarnath, Kushan Period, ca. ...
Hellenistic decorative scrolls from Hadda, northern Pakistan. Personal photograph, 2004. ... Head of the Buddha, Hadda, 1st-2nd century CE Hadda is a Greco-Buddhist archeological site located in the ancient area of Gandhara, inside the Khyber Pass, six miles south of the city of Jalalabad in todays eastern Afghanistan. ...
Standing Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, northern Pakistan, 1st century CE. Download high resolution version (428x749, 92 KB)Standing Buddha, Gandhara, 1st century CE. Guimet Museum, Paris. ... A stone image of the Buddha. ... Buddhas First Sermon at Sarnath, Kushan Period, ca. ... (1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century - other centuries) The 1st century was that century which lasted from 1 to 99. ...
An aniconic representation of Mara's assault on the Buddha, 2nd century CE, Amaravati, India. Download high resolution version (528x779, 171 KB)An aniconic representation of Maras assault on the Buddha, 2nd century CE, Amaravati. ... An aniconic representation of Maras assault on the Buddha, 2nd century CE, Amaravati. ... (1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century - other centuries) Events Roman Empire governed by the Five Good Emperors (96–180) – Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius. ... In Hinduism, Amaravati is the capital of Svarga, a temporary paradise where the dead live. ...
Stone palette of a Nereid sea-goddess riding a Ketos sea-monster, Sirkap, 2nd century BCE. Nereid riding a Ketos sea-monter. ... In Greek mythology, the Nereids (NEER-ee-eds) are sea nymphs, the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris. ... The main road at Sirkap Sirkap is the name of an archeological site on the bank opposite to the city of Taxila, in todays Pakistan. ... (3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - other centuries) (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) Events BC 168 Battle of Pydna -- Macedonian phalanx defeated by Romans BC 148 Rome conquers Macedonia BC 146 Rome destroys Carthage in the Third Punic War BC 146 Rome conquers...
Wine-drinking and music, Hadda, 1st-2nd century CE. Hellenistic banquet scene, Hadda, Gandhara. ... Head of the Buddha, Hadda, 1st-2nd century CE Hadda is a Greco-Buddhist archeological site located in the ancient area of Gandhara, inside the Khyber Pass, six miles south of the city of Jalalabad in todays eastern Afghanistan. ...
A Corinthian capitol with a Buddha at its center, 2nd century CE, Surk Kotal, Afghanistan. Personal photograph, Musee Guimet, 2004. ...
The Greek god Atlas, supporting a Buddhist monument, Hadda. Download high resolution version (1586x952, 375 KB)Personal photograph, Musee Guimet, Paris, 2004. ... The abbreviation ATLAS can stand for one of several things: Abbreviated Test Language for Avionics Systems, a tool for testing military avionics equipment. ... Head of the Buddha, Hadda, 1st-2nd century CE Hadda is a Greco-Buddhist archeological site located in the ancient area of Gandhara, inside the Khyber Pass, six miles south of the city of Jalalabad in todays eastern Afghanistan. ...
The BodhisattvaMaitreya, 2nd century, Gandhara. Download high resolution version (269x628, 73 KB)Kushan Maitreya. ... Prince Siddhartha Gautama as a bodhisattva, before becoming a Buddha. ... In Buddhism, Maitreya Buddha is the future Buddha. ... (1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century - other centuries) Events Roman Empire governed by the Five Good Emperors (96–180) – Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius. ... Buddhas First Sermon at Sarnath, Kushan Period, ca. ...
Scene of the life of the Buddha. 2nd-3rd century. Gandhara. Scene of the life of the Buddha. ... Buddhas First Sermon at Sarnath, Kushan Period, ca. ...
Portraits from the site of Hadda, 3rd century CE. Portraits from Hadda , 3rd century CE. Musee Guimet, Paris. ... Head of the Buddha, Hadda, 1st-2nd century CE Hadda is a Greco-Buddhist archeological site located in the ancient area of Gandhara, inside the Khyber Pass, six miles south of the city of Jalalabad in todays eastern Afghanistan. ... (2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century - other centuries) Events The Sassanid dynasty of Persia launches a war to reconquer lost lands in the Roman east. ...
Mons Wheel of the Law (Dharmacakra), art of Dvaravati, c.8th century. Download high resolution version (1165x1149, 391 KB)Mon Buddhist wheel. ... The Mon are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia. ... The eight-spoked dharma wheel is a common symbol in Buddhist iconography, representing the collective teachings of Buddha, known as the dharma. ... The Dvaravati kingdom of the Mon people existed from the 6th to the 11th centuries. ... (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ...
"Heroic gesture of the Bodhisattva", 6th-7th century terracotta, Tumshuq (Xinjiang). Heroic gesture of the Bodhisattva, 6th-7th century terracotta, Tumshuq (Xinjiang). ... Prince Siddhartha Gautama as a bodhisattva, before becoming a Buddha. ... Terra cotta is a hard semifired waterproof ceramic clay used in pottery and building construction. ...
Head of a Bodhisattva, 6th-7th century terracotta, Tumshuq (Xinjiang). Download high resolution version (406x610, 80 KB)Musee Guimet, Paris. ... Terra cotta is a hard semifired waterproof ceramic clay used in pottery and building construction. ...
Buddha triad, Eastern Wei (534-550), China. Categories: Stub ...
The BodhisattvaMaitreya, 2nd century CE, Mathura. Mathura Bodhisattva. ... Prince Siddhartha Gautama as a bodhisattva, before becoming a Buddha. ... In Buddhism, Maitreya Buddha is the future Buddha. ... (1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century - other centuries) Events Roman Empire governed by the Five Good Emperors (96–180) – Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius. ... Mathura (मथुरा) is a city in India, located approximately 50 km north of Agra, and south of Delhi. ...
A Buddha, 2nd century, Mathura. Download high resolution version (316x640, 96 KB)Musee Guimet, Paris. ...
Buddha of the Gupta period, 5th century, Mathura. Download high resolution version (411x781, 68 KB)Musee Guimet, Paris. ... Silver coin of the Gupta King Kumara Gupta I (414-455 CE). ...
Head of a Buddha, Gupta period, 6th century. Musee Guimet, Paris. ...
Buddha and Bodhisattvas, 11th century, Pala Empire. Buddha, Mahayana tradition, Pala Dynasty, 11th century. ... A stone image of the Buddha. ... Prince Siddhartha Gautama as a bodhisattva, before becoming a Buddha. ... (10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... Buddha and Bodhisattvas, 11th century, Pala Empire. ...
A Cambodian Buddha, 14th century Download high resolution version (331x640, 79 KB)Musee Guimet, Paris. ...
Bodhisattva Lokesvara, Cambodia 12th century. Avalokitesvara In Mahayana Buddhism, Avalokitesvara or Avalokiteshvara (Sanskrit: Avalokiteśvara) is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. ...
Here, in Biarritz, Musée Asiatica would fill a vacuum because it not only presents unique works of art, but the visitor is invited to sit in their shade and to consult the information cards on all these countries, the periods and the works of art that characterize them.
Musée Asiatica is thus a different kind of museum, the only one of its kind, in fact, where the visitor may spend hours in enriching himself.
Musée Asiatica thus transports you to the distant regions to know their culture, their religions, their masterpieces, their craftsmanship, and if the visitor so desires, at every stage, their history, their styles of painting and sculpture.
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