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Mandala of Kasuga Shrine

Mandala of Kasuga Shrine. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 39 7/16 × 15 5/8 in. (100.2 × 39.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 72 1/4 × 21 5/8 in. (183.5 × 55 cm) Overall with knobs: 72 1/4 × 23 11/16 in. (183.5 × 60.2 cm). Date: early 14th century. Combining the conceptual framework of the Buddhist mandala with elements of traditional Japanese painting, artists produced representations of shrine precincts in this unique genre of painting known as "shrine mandala" (miya mandara). This example of a Kasuga Shrine mandala depicts the sprawling complex at the foot of Mount Mikasa from a bird's-eye perspective, inviting the viewer to embark on a virtual pilgrimage to the site and thereby gain the favor of Kasuga's deities. The Buddhist avatars of the five Kasuga deities appear at the top of the scroll. From right to left they are: Eleven-headed Kannon (Juichimen Kannon), Kannon of the Unfailing Noose (Fukukensaku Kannon), the Medicine Buddha (Yakushi), the bodhisattva Jizo, and another Eleven-headed Kannon.
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Title:
Mandala of Kasuga Shrine
Caption:
Mandala of Kasuga Shrine. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 39 7/16 × 15 5/8 in. (100.2 × 39.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 72 1/4 × 21 5/8 in. (183.5 × 55 cm) Overall with knobs: 72 1/4 × 23 11/16 in. (183.5 × 60.2 cm). Date: early 14th century. Combining the conceptual framework of the Buddhist mandala with elements of traditional Japanese painting, artists produced representations of shrine precincts in this unique genre of painting known as "shrine mandala" (miya mandara). This example of a Kasuga Shrine mandala depicts the sprawling complex at the foot of Mount Mikasa from a bird's-eye perspective, inviting the viewer to embark on a virtual pilgrimage to the site and thereby gain the favor of Kasuga's deities. The Buddhist avatars of the five Kasuga deities appear at the top of the scroll. From right to left they are: Eleven-headed Kannon (Juichimen Kannon), Kannon of the Unfailing Noose (Fukukensaku Kannon), the Medicine Buddha (Yakushi), the bodhisattva Jizo, and another Eleven-headed Kannon.
Technique/material:
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Period:
Kamakura period (1185-1333)
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
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Image size:
3148 x 4200 px | 37.8 MB
Print size:
26.7 x 35.6 cm | 10.5 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ASIA • ASIAN ART • GOLD • HANGING SCROLL; INK, COLOR, AND GOLD ON SILK • HANGING SCROLLS • INK • JAPAN • KAMAKURA PERIOD (1185-1333) • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PAINTINGS • SCROLL PAINTINGS • SCROLLS • SILK • TEXTILES: SILK