2014.140.1: Sanskrit Womb World Mandala (Shuji Taizōkai mandara)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2014.140.1

Title

Sanskrit Womb World Mandala (Shuji Taizōkai mandara)

Other Titles

Alternate Title: Shuji Taizōkai mandara

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

hanging scroll, painting

Date

15th century

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, Japan

Period

Muromachi period, 1392-1568

Culture

Japanese

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/58252

Physical Descriptions

Medium

One of a pair of hanging scrolls; gold on indigo-dyed paper

Dimensions

painting proper: H. 59.5 x W. 47.3 cm (23 7/16 x 18 5/8 in.)
overall (including mounting, cord and roller ends): H. 122 x W. 62 cm (48 1/16 x 24 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Mika Gallery, New York, (by 2004)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA, (2004-2014), gift from Sylvan Barnet and bequest from William Burto; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2014.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto in honor of Edwin and Fumiko Cranston

Accession Year

2014

Object Number

2014.140.1

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• Marks of Enlightenment, Traces of Devotion: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/23/2004 - 04/17/2005

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