id:			155051
accession number:	1989.67
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.67
updated:		2023-08-23 23:07:55.301000

Manjushri, c. 1500–1550. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Hanging scroll, ink, color and gold on silk; painting: 124.8 x 107.3 cm (49 1/8 x 42 1/4 in.); overall: 314.2 x 111.2 cm (123 11/16 x 43 3/4 in.); overall with knobs: 314.2 x 122.8 cm (123 11/16 x 48 3/8 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
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creation date:			c. 1500–1550
creation date earliest:		1500
creation date latest:		1550
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creditline:			Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
technique:	Hanging scroll, ink, color and gold on silk
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
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measurements: Painting: 124.8 x 107.3 cm (49 1/8 x 42 1/4 in.); Overall: 314.2 x 111.2 cm (123 11/16 x 43 3/4 in.); Overall with knobs: 314.2 x 122.8 cm (123 11/16 x 48 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1989
	opening date:   1990-02-06T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1989</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 6-April 15, 1990).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 239)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 3–December 22, 2014).

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PROVENANCE

	(Ulrich von Schroeder [b. 1943], Zürich, Switzerland, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1989
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1989–
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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.
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