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Square painted cloth yantra with a central six-pointed star, concentric rings, and rows of small seated figures in arched niches on an orange border.

Mystical Diagram (Yantra)

A square devotional diagram painted in opaque watercolor on cloth, filled with concentric rings and a six-pointed star at its center. Rows of small seated figures in arched niches fill the outer borders, and a red-orange ground frames the composition.

Artist
Unknown
Date
19th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor on cloth
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1789 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1900).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf

Español: Diagrama místico (yantra), siglo XIX

Diagrama devocional cuadrado pintado con acuarela opaca sobre tela, con anillos concéntricos y una estrella de seis puntas en el centro. Filas de pequeñas figuras sentadas en nichos arqueados llenan los bordes exteriores, sobre un fondo naranja rojizo.

Português: Diagrama místico (iantra), século XIX

Diagrama devocional quadrado pintado em aquarela opaca sobre tecido, com anéis concêntricos e uma estrela de seis pontas no centro. Fileiras de pequenas figuras sentadas em nichos arqueados preenchem as bordas externas, sobre um fundo laranja-avermelhado.