Mandala Painted Scroll
AssociatedAssociated with
James Cromar Watt
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1862 - 1940)
Daten.d.
Object NamePainted Scroll
Mediumpaper, silk, silk damask, ivory and cord
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsRolled: 52.3 x 4.5cm
Silk Mount: 48 x 90cm
Painting on Silk: 41 x 37.8cm
Silk Mount: 48 x 90cm
Painting on Silk: 41 x 37.8cm
AcquisitionJames Cromar Watt Bequest, 1941.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG011407
About MeThis Japanese mandala is fixed on an ivory stick and mounted with two different fabrics; one is beige silk damask with bamboo leaves pattern and the other is navy silk damask with fan, wave and plants patterns. It is lined with paper.
The mandala shows 10 realms and is usually called ‘Ten-Worlds Mandala’ or ‘Kanjin juppoukai zu’ 観心十法界図. The ten realms are: bukkai (Buddhist paradise), bosatsu (enlightened deities or bodhisattvas), engaku (Skt. Pratyekabuddha; usually translated into Japanese as byakushibutsu = someone who is “enlightened by contemplation on dependent origination"/"self-enlightened"), shoumon (Skt. S’raavaka meaning ‘hearer’/hearing the calling = someone who attains liberation without the direct guidance of a teacher), tendou (heaven), jinkai (the human world), shura (Skt. Asura =power-seeking deities), gaki (Skt. Preta = hungry ghosts), chikushou (Skt. Tiryagyoni = beasts), jigoku (Nakara or hell). At the centre is the character for heart/mind (JIN/kokoro 心).
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, Jiaqing Period, 1796-1820
James Cromar Watt
