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Source 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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Document identity
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153760
label
Mandala Base
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153760
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object
title
Mandala Base
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.
date
early 1400s
citation
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60741586
genreSpecific
Enamel
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 30.8 cm (12 1/8 in.)
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China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
accession
1987.58
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cloisonné enamel
tombstone
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
collection
China - Ming Dynasty
didYouKnow
In a meditation ritual known as Offering the Universe, the disc functioned as a mandala or cosmic diagram.
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. "The Year in Review for 1987." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 75, no. 2 (1988): 30-71.
page_number
Mentioned: no. 213, pp. 37, 71; Reproduced: no. 213, p. 53
citation
Cunningham, Michael R., Stanislaw J. Czuma, Anne E. Wardwell, and J. Keith Wilson. <em>Masterworks of Asian Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1998.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 82–83
citation
Huntington, John C., Dina Bangdel, and Robert A. F. Thurman. <em>The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art</em>. Chicago: Serindia Publications, 2003.
page_number
Comparative Material: cat. no. 42
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 07:56:59.867000
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153760
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Chinese Art
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China - Ming Dynasty
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cloisonné enamel
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