EditorialA popular cosmological theory holds that we live in a vast computer simulation. So how hard can it be to tweak the supreme algorithm? (Jon Han/The New York Times)
EditorialJewel-Holding Dragon, Edo period (1615?1868), 18th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Netsuke, The dragon is the only mythical beast included in the zodiac. A cosmological symbol of Chinese origin, t...
EditorialContainer for Holy Oils, 500?700, Made in Northeastern France, Frankish, Bone, polychromy, Overall: 3 1/2 x 4 7/16 x 1 3/4 in. (8.9 x 11.3 x 4.5 cm), Ivories-Bone, This portable container for holy oils is decorated with incised circular patterns, some ...
EditorialA a prince seated on a throne, being fanned by an attendant. Above the prince’s head there is an umbrella and a triangular flag with a picture of a cow on it. The Trailokyadipika. (A North Indian Jain manuscript.) [Mackensie collection]. 18th century...
EditorialA roundel containing four Jinas seated in a circle in the cardinal directions. The Trailokyadipika. (A North Indian Jain manuscript.) [Mackenzie collection]. 18th century. The Trailokyadipika is a key text on the features of Digambara Jain cosmology, s...
EditorialCosmological diagram. Ma'rifetname. 1756-1757. Cosmological diagram from an eighteenth century encyclopaedia. Image taken from Ma'rifetname. Originally published/produced in 1756-1757. . Source: Or. 12964, f.24. Language: Ottoman Turkish.
EditorialA a prince seated on a throne, being fanned by an attendant. Above the prince’s head there is an umbrella and a triangular flag with a picture of a cow on it. The Trailokyadipika. (A North Indian Jain manuscript.) [Mackensie collection]. 18th century...
EditorialCosmological diagram. Ma'rifetname. 1756-1757. Cosmological diagram from an eighteenth century encyclopaedia. Image taken from Ma'rifetname. Source: Or. 12964, f.23v. Language: Ottoman Turkish.
EditorialA roundel containing four Jinas seated in a circle in the cardinal directions. The Trailokyadipika. (A North Indian Jain manuscript.) [Mackenzie collection]. 18th century. The Trailokyadipika is a key text on the features of Digambara Jain cosmology, s...
EditorialJewel-Holding Dragon, Edo period (1615?1868), 18th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Netsuke, The dragon is the only mythical beast included in the zodiac. A cosmological symbol of Chinese origin, t...
EditorialContainer for Holy Oils, 500?700, Made in Northeastern France, Frankish, Bone, polychromy, Overall: 3 1/2 x 4 7/16 x 1 3/4 in. (8.9 x 11.3 x 4.5 cm), Ivories-Bone, This portable container for holy oils is decorated with incised circular patterns, some ...
Editorial? ?? ??????, Cosmological Mandala with Mount Meru, Yuan dynasty (1271?1368), 14th century, China, Silk tapestry (kesi), Overall: 33 x 33 in. (83.8 x 83.8cm), Textiles-Tapestries, The elaborate tapestry-woven mandala, or cosmic diagram, illustrates Indo...