Asa Saphu Archive Index
Part 1. Asa Saphu New.xls (1.4 Mb)
Part 2. Asa Saphu Cards.fp7 (4.34 Gb) Asa Saphu Cards.pdf (88Mb) Right click or Control-Click to download file. An Excel spreadsheet of the Filemaker Pro Database Index is in process. The PDF file includes the actual data cards for Part 2 of the 1500+ missing manuscripts. Right click or Control-Click to download file.


Maps of Asia
[22 locator maps with country flag and 25 detailed maps]

Publications by John C. Huntington

Web Presentations by John C. Huntington

Asian Art History Course Support (OSU students only.)

Photographs of Lost and Stolen Images of Afghanistan and Nepal.
[Photo count for Afghanistan site: 3 glass, 99 ivory, 19 metal, 99 painting, 28 stone, 13 stucco, 13 terracotta (274 total photographs). Photo count for Nepal site: 4 Brahma, 43 Vaisnavite, 46 Saivite, 25 Surya, 37 Buddhist, 23 Sakti, 2 Ganesa, 5 Nagaraja, 14 Miscellaneous (199 total photographs)]

Art of Newar Buddhism, Nepal
[Contains: General Information on Buddhism, Nepal, and its Sacred History ( -ed. JCHuntington); Ongoing Artistic Traditions; Festivals and Pujas; Early Sculpture; "Asokan Caityas/Stupas"; "4 Great Stupas"; Bahas and Bahis; Avalokitesvara/Macchendranath/Lokesvara Shrines; Sakti Sites. 1,596 images with text. ]


Buddhist Art of China [site development in progress]
[Contains: Rock-cut Architecture - Longmen, Yungang; Structural Architecture - Baima Si, Zhaiyun Ta]


A Visual Offering: Treasures of Buddhist Art (new! April 2007)
[Contains: An Adobe PDF presentation for a discussion on the painting, sculpture and architecture of Asia. Includes examples from India, Tibet, Mongolia, Japan, China and Korea. ]


Buddhist Relics: A Very Brief Survey with Commentary(new! May 2007)
[Contains: An Adobe PDF presentation for a discussion on Buddhist relics in ancient and contemporary contexts. ]

Iconographic Discussions and Definitions

Makara Design: A Stylistic Comparison
[Contains: Makara designs from the earliest examples in South Asia (Maurya period) to examples found in 14th-15th century paintings in Nepal and Tibetan art.]


Hamsa Motifs
[Contains: Hamsa motifs from the earliest examples in South Asia (Maurya period) to examples Nepalese and Tibetan art.]


The Range of the “Cosmic” Deer
[Contains: An Adobe PDF presentation for a future Indo-European discussion of deer.]


The Mriga in Buddhism
[Contains: An Adobe PDF presentation for a future discussion of the Mriga: deer or antelope?]


The Mudra in Pan-Asian Buddhism (part 1)
[Contains: An Adobe PDF presentation for a discussion on the primary mudras of the major buddhas]


A Visual Survey of the Bactro-Gandharan Goddess Ardox[ch]sho and Related Images (new! April 2007)
[Contains: An Adobe PDF presentation for a discussion on the iconography and iconology of the goddess, Ardox[ch]sho.]


The Horse Mounted Goddess in Buddhism: A Rough History(new! April 2007)
[Contains: An Adobe PDF presentation for a discussion on the iconography and iconology of the horse mounted goddess in the Buddhist context.]


Harrapan Seals: Images for Future Discussion(new! June 2007)
[Contains: An Adobe PDF presentation for a discussion on the iconography and iconology of Harrapan seals.]

Visual Encyclopedia of Buddhist Iconography

Topics in Buddhist Imagery

Photographic Resources

A Guide to Digital Photography for Field Research
by John C. Huntington

Last Updated: April 2007