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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2014.141.1
Title
Sanskrit Womb World Mandala (Shuji Taizōkai mandara)
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
hanging scroll, painting
Date
13th-14th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Kamakura period, 1185-1333
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/59003

Physical Descriptions

Medium
One of a pair of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
painting proper: H. 69.5 x W. 67.4 cm (27 3/8 x 26 9/16 in.)
overall (including mounting, cord and roller ends): H. 145 x W. 90.5 cm (57 1/16 x 35 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Mika Gallery, New York, (by March 2014)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet, Cambridge, MA, (March 2014-July 2014), gift; 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 Melissa Moy
Accession Year
2014
Object Number
2014.141.1
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2740 Buddhist II, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/21/2015 - 12/09/2015; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/03/2024 - 12/02/2024

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