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Faith and Empire: Art and Politics in Tibetan Buddhism

Gallery 3

The Buddha’s Disciple Ananda
commissioned by the eunuch Jiao Ning
China
Ming dynasty, reign of the Zhengde emperor (1506–1521), dated 1514
gilded bronze
9 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (24.1 x 6.4 x 8.9 cm)

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
The Avery Brundage Collection
B70S8
photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco