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Mandala cosmológico con el monte Meru

14th century
Not on view
En este historiado mandala (diagrama cósmico) tejido con punto de tapiz se aprecian temas iconográficos indios, introducidos en China en conjunción con el advenimiento del budismo esotérico. En el centro, el mitológico monte Meru está representado como una pirámide invertida rematada con una flor de loto, símbolo budista de la pureza. En la base del monte aparecen los símbolos tradicionales chinos del sol (ave de tres patas) y la luna (conejo). Los paisajes en los cuatro puntos cardinales son los cuatro continentes de la mitología india, aunque siguen las convenciones chinas del paisaje «azul-verde». El borde floral en las esquinas se inspira en motivos del Tibet central, en particular de monasterios vinculados con la corte de la dinastía Yuan.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 元 緙絲 須彌山曼陀羅
  • Título: Mandala cosmológico con el monte Meru
  • Periodo: Dinastía Yuan
  • Fecha: Siglo XIV
  • Geografía: China
  • Material: Tapiz de seda
  • Dimensiones: 83,8 x 83,8 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, Fondo Fletcher y donaciones de Joseph E. Hotung y Danielle Rosenberg, 1989
  • Número de inventario: 1989.14
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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