# Taima Mandala

**Unknown artist**  
14th century  
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk  
Image: 36 1/8 x 28 5/8 in. (91.8 x 72.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 74 1/2 x 36 3/4 in. (189.2 x 93.3 cm) Overall with knobs: 74 1/2 x 38 3/8 in. (189.2 x 97.5 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 57.156.6. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39669).

## About this work

An unrecorded Japan artist painted this in 14th century. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Hanging scroll.** A painting mounted on silk with a wooden roller at the foot. It was rolled up for storage and brought out to hang for a season, a guest or an occasion.
- **Ink and colour on silk.** Silk was sized with glue and alum so it would hold a crisp brushline, and mineral colours were built up in thin layers. The sheen of the weave still shows through.

## Facts

- Type: Paintings
- Culture: Japan
- Real size: about 36 × 29 in (92 × 73 cm). The 24 × 36 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 13th century
- Subjects: Palaces, Buddhism, Bodhisattvas, Buddha, Dancers, Musicians
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/899.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/899/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86; 24 × 36 in $108
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208; 24 × 36 in $258
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5; 24 × 36 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/taima-mandala-met-39669).