Photo of collection object Mandala Base
Mandala Base, early 1400s. cloisonné enamel, Diameter: 30.8 cm (12 1/8 in.). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1987.58. CC0.

Mandala Base

early 1400s

Maker Unknown

Chinese Art

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 In a meditation ritual known as Offering the Universe, the disc functioned as a mandala or cosmic diagram.
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Enamel
Formatted Medium
cloisonné enamel
Dimensions
Diameter: 30.8 cm (12 1/8 in.)
Departments
Chinese Art
Accession Number
1987.58
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Rights Statement
CC0

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