Harvard Art Museums > 2014.140.1: Sanskrit Womb World Mandala (Shuji Taizōkai mandara) Paintings Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Sanskrit Womb World Mandala (Shuji Taizōkai mandara) , 2014.140.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/58252. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. 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 painting, hanging scroll 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 The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. 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 Related Objects Object Number 2014.140.2 Title Sanskrit Diamond World Mandala (Shuji Kongōkai mandara) Classification Paintings Object Number 2014.140.1-2 Title Sanskrit Mandala of the Two Worlds (Shuji Ryōkai mandara): Womb World Mandala (Shuji Taizōkai mandara) and Diamond World Mandala (Shuji Kongōkai mandara) Classification Paintings Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
