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Miniature Votive Stupa

Miniature Votive Stupa

c. 1000s
bronze with inlay of semiprecious stones
Overall: 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1982.132
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The spire consists of thirteen disk-like parasols that refer to the thirteen stages on the path to enlightenment.

Description

Small-scale stupas were modeled on large monuments that contain relics of the Buddha or revered members of the Buddhist community within the solid, dome segment. Such models were made to commemorate a devotional visit to the monument. Four different sacred Buddhist images face each of the four directions: Shakyamuni, Vajrasattva, Maitreya, and Prajnaparamita.
  • ?-1982
    (Sara Tremayne, Ltd., London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1982-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review for 1982.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 70, no. 1, 1983, pp. 3–55. Mentioned: no. 119, p. 54; Reproduced: no. 119, p. 29 25159799
    Huntington, Susan L., and John C. Huntington. Leaves from the Bodhi Tree: The Art of Pāla India (8th-12th Centuries) and Its International Legacy. Dayton, OH: Dayton Art Institute in association with the University of Washington Press, 1990. Mentioned and Reproduced: fig. 50, p. 178
    Leidy, Denise Patry, and Robert A. F. Thurman. Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment. New York: Asia Society Galleries, 1997. Reproduced: cat. no. 5, p. 55
  • Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
    Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment. The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (September 22, 1997-January 4, 1998).
    Sacred India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1985-January 12, 1986).
    The Year in Review for 1982. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).
  • {{cite web|title=Miniature Votive Stupa|url=false|author=|year=c. 1000s|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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