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这件精心织就的坛城（宇宙结构图）挂毯表现出随着密宗的传入而一同进入中国的印度图像。坛城中央是传说中的须弥山，用上顶莲花的倒金字塔形来表示；莲花是佛教中清净的象征。中国传统中象征太阳（三足鸟）和月亮（兔子）的符号出现在山脚处。坛城四面的微缩风景代表印度神话中的四大洲，但其画风却遵循中国“青绿”山水画的风格。浓密的花饰边框受到西藏图像的影响，特别是那些与元朝宫廷有密切联系的寺院。
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标题: 须弥山坛城
年代: 元朝
创作日期: 十四世纪
地域: 中国
材料: 丝织挂毯
尺寸: 33 x 33英寸（83.8 x 83.8厘米）
来源信息: 购买，弗莱彻基金以及何鸿卿和丹尼尔·罗森博格捐赠，1989年
藏品编号: 1989.14
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