This broad page is typical of the pictural production of Awadh painters, a historical region of northern India. It can be regarded as one of the most original and appealing productions of Indian painting in the second half of the 18th century.
We have brought 9.6 million sqm of culture and 10 centuries of Chinese civilisation into one museum with exceptional exhibitions and spectacular installations, concerts, films, meetings and workshops for all.
The splendors and beauties of Imperial China (14th – 17th centuries)
As codified as it was refined, the art of feminine adornment during the Ming period was among the most delicate and singular in Chinese gold craftsmanship.
This graceful, lightly smiling divinity originates from the Buddhist monastery of Fondukistan in the Ghorband valley in the heart of Hindu Kush mountains.
Based on current scientific knowledge, this sculpture seems to be one of the oldest Khmer representations of Harihara, a divinity half Vishnu (Hari) on the left with a crown and a disc, and half Shiva (Hara) on the right with its ascetic bun, moon crescent, tiger skin cloth and trident.
One of the most representative pieces of Nepalese art at musée Guimet illustrates the birth of an exceptional being: the Buddha, a landmark in the spiritual history of mankind.
Very close to the mother (Matrika) imagery -the feminine counterparts of the main gods- this sculpture might have been part of a ensemble of 64 yogini, a group of powerful goddesses.
This Buddha torso sculpted in pink sandstone, as was characteristic in the Mathura region, illustrates the style practiced in workshops during the Gupta period.
In Nepal, several Buddhist ceremonies necessitated the presence of five priests, known as vajracarya, the "Thunderbolt-diamond" masters. They would traditionally wear a metal crown adorned with symbolic ornaments.
