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
- Exhibitions
- The Year in Review for 1987
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 240B Chinese Decorative Arts
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