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Charles F. Blunt. Eclipse of the Moon. The Beauty of the Heavens; A Pictorial Display of the Astronomical Phenomena of the Universe, c.1842.
Shakyamuni Buddha and Mara Buryatia. Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton. 1800s.
In the moments leading up to his enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree, the Buddha was attacked by the armies of Mara. The armies came wielding many weapons— bows, arrows, tridents, and swords. However, as they approached the sitting Siddhartha, their armaments were transformed into flowers, which then showered him like offerings.
A Shouting Man and Profile Study, Double-Sided Drawing. Rajasthan, India. 1800s.
Lama Jatson Nyingpo, Treasure Revealer of the Nyingma Terma Tradition. Tibet. 1800s.
Bardo Thödol Thangka, Deities Associated with the So-Called Tibetan Book of the Dead. Nepal. 1800s.
The Dakini Vajrayogini, of the Naro Khechari Lineage, Surrounded by a Ring of Flames Standing on a Double Tetrahedron within a Three-Storied Heavenly Palace. Tibet. 1800s.
Bouasse Jeune. The Sacred Heart of Mary, Tresor de Tendresse. 1800s.
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
William Blake
Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Poem by Ōshikōchi no Mitsune: Shiragikumaru, from the series Ogura Imitations of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Ogura Nazorae Hyakunin Isshu). 1845-48.
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Regent Gallery. Miss Julia Pastrana The Nondescript. 1800s.
(Unknown). Mano Poderosa (The All-Powerful Hand), or Las Cinco Personas (The Five Persons), Mexico. 1800s.
Treasures of the Sacred Heart of Mary