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Vertical Japanese hanging scroll with rows of gold seated Buddhist figures in the middle and smaller deities and figures in landscape scenes above and below.

Kumano Mandala

A vertical hanging scroll with ink, color and gold on silk, arranged in three tiers against a dark ground. Rows of gold-haloed Buddhist figures seated on lotus thrones fill the middle band, while small deities, guardians and figures in red and white appear above and below in a misty landscape.

Artist
Unknown
Date
early 14th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
1044 × 2000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1336).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Gift of Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler, Theresa Sackler and Family, 2006

Español: Mandala de Kumano, pergamino colgante

Pergamino vertical colgante con tinta, color y oro sobre seda, dispuesto en tres franjas sobre un fondo oscuro. En la franja central se alinean figuras budistas con aureolas doradas sentadas sobre tronos de loto, mientras que deidades pequeñas, guardianes y figuras de rojo y blanco aparecen arriba y abajo en un paisaje brumoso.

Português: Mandala de Kumano, pergaminho vertical

Pergaminho vertical de parede com tinta, cor e ouro sobre seda, organizado em três faixas sobre um fundo escuro. Na faixa central, fileiras de figuras budistas com auréolas douradas sentam-se em tronos de lótus, enquanto divindades menores, guardiões e figuras em vermelho e branco aparecem acima e abaixo em uma paisagem nebulosa.