Sanskrit Womb World Mandala (Shuji Taizōkai mandara)
13th-14th century
Dimensions
painting proper: H. 69.5 x W. 67.4 cm (27 3/8 x 26 9/16 in.) overall (including mounting, cord and roller ends): H. 145 x W. 90.5 cm (57 1/16 x 35 5/8 in.)
Provenance
[Mika Gallery, New York, (by March 2014)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet, Cambridge, MA, (March 2014-July 2014), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2014.
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