Monday, November 8, 2021

Beyond Boundaries: Buddhist Art of Gandhara

 


The Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) has an amazing exhibit going on. It is the Buddhist Art of Gandhara. Gandhara region of Northwest India served as a crossroads of culture, power and Buddhist art from the 2nd to the 9th centuries. It is the first exhibition of Buddhist art from Gandhara region in an American Museum in ten years:











It was amazing to see all of the pieces in person. 


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13 comments:

  1. Peabea ScribblesNovember 9, 2021 at 1:38 PM

    Amazing to see how they chisel the figures. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Dee | GrammysGrid.comNovember 10, 2021 at 3:22 AM

    Thanks so much for sharing your post at the Exploring World Religions Linkup 13 so that we can better understand each other through our religion, faith, or beliefs. Pinned!

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  3. stevebethereNovember 10, 2021 at 10:24 AM

    What an interesting post thanks for sharing Patrick :-)

    Have an artistictastic week 👍

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  4. catsynthNovember 10, 2021 at 11:33 AM

    Looks like a really interesting exhibition! I will have to check it out. Some of those are familiar to me given my experience with Northern India.

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  5. NCSueNovember 11, 2021 at 1:47 PM

    Very interesting to see these. Thank you for sharing them with us at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2021/11/more-monarchs.html. I enjoy your weekly visits - you always have something interesting to share.

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  6. SandeeNovember 11, 2021 at 2:24 PM

    Beautiful. I would love to see all those pieces.

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous day, Patrick. ☺

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  7. Keith's RamblingsNovember 12, 2021 at 3:52 AM

    What wonderful exhibits. I wish I could see them up close!

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  8. Kenneth Cole SchneiderNovember 14, 2021 at 4:40 AM

    That is a remarkable collection!

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  9. Lydia C. LeeNovember 14, 2021 at 11:03 AM

    Lovely - detail not eroded by time. Thanks for joining in #Allseasons

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  10. Michele SomervilleNovember 14, 2021 at 1:13 PM

    Wonderful pictures, loved the detail and especially loved the elephant. Thank you for sharing, Michele Somerville

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  11. betty-NZNovember 14, 2021 at 2:08 PM

    That's some amazing artwork.

    Thanks for sharing your link at My Corner of the World this week!

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  12. NatalieNovember 14, 2021 at 5:10 PM

    Thank you for sharing such interesting artwork with #weekendcoffeeshare.

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  13. Dee | GrammysGrid.comDecember 4, 2021 at 12:26 AM

    CONGRATS! Your post is FEATURED at the Exploring World Religions Linkup 14!

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