id: 155051 accession number: 1989.67 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.67 updated: 2020-11-04 21:32:05.692000 Manjushri, c. 1500-1550. China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Tangka mounted as a hanging scroll, opaque watercolor and gold on cotton; image: 124 x 107.3 cm (48 13/16 x 42 1/4 in.); overall: 208.8 x 120.6 cm (82 3/16 x 47 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1989.67 title: Manjushri title in original language: 文殊菩薩 series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1500-1550 creation date earliest: 1500 creation date latest: 1550 current location: creditline: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund copyright: --- culture: China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) technique: Tangka mounted as a hanging scroll, opaque watercolor and gold on cotton department: Chinese Art collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Image: 124 x 107.3 cm (48 13/16 x 42 1/4 in.); Overall: 208.8 x 120.6 cm (82 3/16 x 47 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: The Year in Review for 1989 opening date: 1990-02-06T05:00:00 The Year in Review for 1989. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 6-April 15, 1990). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 239); July 3, 2014 - December 22, 2014. --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: A Chinese artist's interpretation of an Indo- Nepalese throne surrounds the white figure of Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, who is identifiable by the book on the lotus by his left shoulder. Chinese textiles and jewels drape fluidly over the body, the red lower garment offering a contrast to the abundance of malachite green that dominates the composition. Swirling clouds of variegated hues around the periphery add to the mystical, almost magical mood of this iconic figure. His hands are in the gesture of imparting the Buddhist teachings, while his posture and expression reveal that wisdom can be perceived through the practice of yogic meditation. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1989.67/1989.67_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1989.67/1989.67_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1989.67/1989.67_full.tif