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Mandala

MediumHanging scroll, ink and gold on paper

DimensionsImage: 34 1/4 × 26 15/16 inches (87 × 68.4 cm)
Overall: 77 9/16 × 37 3/8 inches (197 × 95 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: Beckett Art Purchases Fund

Object number2025.54

InscribedInscribed on sheet verso, right, in calligraphy on label: Chinese calligraphy

MarkingsSeal on the lower edge of painting: Hansen Shuimo 漢深水墨

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DescriptionMandala features a geometric diagram of square and disc in ink style. Artist may use different techniques to render the ink images. In the disc, there are nine Buddhas divided by grids. A square of gold leaf is placed on the top section of the painting.Provenance

Provenance

With Robin Herridge, to 1996.

Sold by: Christie's London, Fine Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes, Jades, Works of Art and Paintings, 10 Jun 1996, lot 231.

With Drs. Julia and Edmund Lewis, to 2025.

Purchased from Bonhams, Inc. New York, Classical and Modern Chinese Paintings, 16 September 2025, lot 416m by the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in 2025.

Published References

Christie's London, Fine Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes, Jades, Works of Art and Paintings, 10 Jun 1996, lot 231.

Bonhams New York. Classical and Modern Chinese Paintings, 16 September 2025, lot 416.

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