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.

Provenance

(Donald J. Wineman, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1987); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1987–)

Mandala Base

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early 1400s

Accession Number

1987.58

Medium

cloisonné enamel

Dimensions

Diameter: 30.8 cm (12 1/8 in.)

Classification

Enamel

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund