Earthly Exemplars: The Art of Buddhist Disciples and Teachers in Asia

Exhibition

Earthly Exemplars: The Art of Buddhist Disciples and Teachers in Asia

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Curated By
Clara Ma (she/her), Barringer-Lindner Curatorial Fellow

As different traditions of Buddhism spread across Asia in tandem with evolving political dynamics from the 17th through the 19th centuries, art of Buddhist luminaries played a pivotal role. In Earthly Exemplars: The Art of Buddhist Disciples and Teachers in Asia, The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia will exhibit works that facilitated the faith’s constant transmission across the continent from one teacher to the next, creating local versions of sacred history. The exhibition is drawn primarily from The Fralin’s permanent collection and will include objects that trace the dissemination of the religion through Tibet, Qing China (1644-1911) and Edo Japan (1603-1867), along with earlier works that exemplify the tradition and lineage.

Earthly Exemplars: The Art of Buddhist Disciples and Teachers in Asia