Mandala Base, early 1400s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtA ritual object of Tibetan Buddhism,
Mandala Base, early 1400s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtA ritual object of Tibetan Buddhism, this cloisonné disc is used as the base for a three-dimensional mandala composed of miniature buildings. The decoration includes the lotus flowers and the Eight Buddhist Treasures: the wheel, the conch, the umbrella, the canopy, the lotus, the paired fish, the vase, and the endless knot.Size: Diameter: 30.8 cm (12 1/8 in.)Medium: cloisonné enamelhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1987.58 -- source link
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