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Media Release • 8 May 17

Buddha’s Smile

JAPANESE
Amida Buddha (12th century) (detail 2)
(Amida Nyorai 阿弥陀如来)
lacquer, gold and pigment on Cypress (Hinoki), crystals
118.5 x 36.1 cm diameter (overall)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Allan Myers AO and Maria Myers AO, 2010
2010.3
Tim JOHNSON
Imitating art 2005
synthetic polymer and metallic paint on canvas
(a-i) 183.2 x 592.3 cm (overall)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds from the Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2005
2005.425.a-i
© Tim Johnson
CHINESE
Buddha (late 19th century-early 20th century)
porcelain
13.0 x 13.9 x 11.7 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
4327-D3
TIBETAN
The life of Tsongkhapa (18th century)
opaque watercolour and gold paint on cotton
206.1 x 338.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the O. F. Semler family in memory of O. F. Semler, 1955
1533A-D4
CHINESE
Pair of dishes Ming dynasty, Tianqi period 1621-1627
porcelain, enamel
(a) 3.6 x 16.7 cm diameter (b) 3.6 x 16.5 cm diameter
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of H. W. Kent, 1938
3739.a-b-D3
TIBETO-CHINESE
Avalokiteshvara (17th century-18th century)
gilt-bronze, semi-precious stone, pigment
115.0 x 72.5 x 45.4 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1966
1485-D5
TIBETAN
Padmasambhava (19th century)
gilt copper alloy
13.2 x 9.2 x 6.3 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Sir James Plimsoll AC CBE, Governor, 1982
AS23-1982
CHINESE
Guanyin Jin dynasty 1115-1234
wood, pigments
110.7 x 77.6 x 57.4 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1939
4645-D3
Liu Xiaoxian
China/Australia
Our Gods, Laughing Buddha 2000
Digital (lamda) print on aluminum
Ed. 2/3
300 x 300 x 2 cm (overall)
(made up of 9 panels 100 x 100 x 0.2 cm each)
Loan from artist (Sydney)
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