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China: Cosmological mandala with Mount Meru, silk tapestry, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368),14th Century, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The elaborate tapestry-woven mandala illustrates Indo-Himalayan imagery introduced to China along with the advent of Buddhism. At the centre is the mythological Mount Meru, represented by an inverted pyramid topped by a lotus, a Buddhist symbol of purity. Traditional Chinese images for the sun (a three-legged bird) and moon (a rabbit) appear at the mountains base.<br/><br/> . The landscape vignettes at the cardinal directions represent the four continents of Indian mythology but follow the artistic conventions of Chinese-style landscapes. The floral border, with the four vases in the four corners, parallels the imagery of central Tibet, particularly monasteries with ties to the Yuan court in Beijing.

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Titre: China: Cosmological mandala with Mount Meru, silk tapestry, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368),14th Century, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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The elaborate tapestry-woven mandala illustrates Indo-Himalayan imagery introduced to China along with the advent of Buddhism. At the centre is the mythological Mount Meru, represented by an inverted pyramid topped by a lotus, a Buddhist symbol of purity. Traditional Chinese images for the sun (a three-legged bird) and moon (a rabbit) appear at the mountains base.

. The landscape vignettes at the cardinal directions represent the four continents of Indian mythology but follow the artistic conventions of Chinese-style landscapes. The floral border, with the four vases in the four corners, parallels the imagery of central Tibet, particularly monasteries with ties to the Yuan court in Beijing.

Crédit: Album / Universal Images Group / Pictures From History

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Taille de l'image: 4200 × 4061 px | 48.8 MB

Taille d'impression: 35.6 × 34.4 cm | 1653.5 × 1598.8 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés: 14 14E 14EME XIV XIVE XIVEME SIECLE • 14E SIECLE • 14EME S • ART (CATÉGORIE) • ART • ASIE • ASIE, CONTINENT • BOUDDHISME • BOUDDHISTE • BOUDDIQUE • CHINE • CHINOIS • CHINOISE • CONTINENT ASIE • LOTUS • MANDALA • QUATORZIÈME SIÈCLE • RELIGION • RELIGION: BOUDDHISME • SOIE • TIBET • TIBÉTAIN • TISSU: SOIE • XIVE SIECLE • YUAN