Norton Simon Museum
Future Exhibition
Buddha and Adorants on the Cosmic Mountain, c. 700
India: Kashmir, 675-725
Bronze with silver and copper inlay
13-1/4 x 9-1/2 x 4-3/4 in. (33.7 x 24.1 x 12.1 cm)
The Norton Simon Foundation
In the Land of Snow: Buddhist Art of the Himalayas
March 28, 2014 - August 25, 2014
In the Land of Snow is the Museum’s first large-scale
exhibition of Himalayan Buddhist art, bringing together exceptional
Indian, Nepalese and Tibetan Buddhist sculptures along with significant
thangka (flat field) paintings from throughout the Himalayan region. Almost all of the Museum’s
thangkas
are on display for this special occasion, in addition to a number of
generous loans. A highlight of the exhibition is the display of a
monumental
thangka, measuring over 20 feet in height, depicting
the Buddha of the Future, Maitreya, flanked by the Eighth Dalai Lama,
Jamphel Gyatso, and his tutor, Yongtsin Yeshe Gyaltsen. Painted on silk
and presented on an elaborate embroidered mounting, the
thangka
was commissioned by the Eighth Dalai Lama for the benefit of his tutor
and for the posterity of the Buddhist faith. This is only the second
time that this extraordinary painting has been on view at the Museum.
