id:			153760
accession number:	1987.58
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1987.58
updated:		2021-03-27 12:16:07.893000

Mandala Base, early 1400s. China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Cloisonné enamel; diameter: 30.8 cm (12 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1987.58

title:				Mandala Base
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creation date:			early 1400s
creation date earliest:		1400
creation date latest:		1425
current location:		240B Chinese Decorative Arts
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
technique:	cloisonné enamel
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Ming Dynasty
type:		Enamel
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measurements: Diameter: 30.8 cm (12 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1987
	opening date:   1988-02-24T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1987</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description: 
A ritual object of Tibetan Buddhism, this cloisonné disc is used as the base for a three-dimensional mandala composed of miniature buildings. The decoration includes the lotus flowers and the Eight Buddhist Treasures: the wheel, the conch, the umbrella, the canopy, the lotus, the paired fish, the vase, and the endless knot.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Huntington, John C., Dina Bangdel, and Robert A. F. Thurman. The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art. Chicago: Serindia Publications, 2003.
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