At the center of the world stands Mount Sumeru, surrounded by seven ordered mountain ranges and seas, the four great continents, the sun and moon, and the enclosing boundary of the traditional Buddhist cosmos.
This Japanese Shumisen world diagram draws on the visual language of historical Buddhist cosmology: mineral-blue waters, concentric sacred geography, restrained vermilion, aged parchment, vertical Japanese cartouches, and a celestial instrument suspended above the world. The generous open field gives the composition the quiet balance of an old cosmological manuscript or temple chart.
Printed on heavyweight museum-quality matte paper and presented in a solid wooden frame, the artwork brings the older Buddhist world model into a format suited to studies, libraries, meditation spaces, and collections of historical cosmology and Japanese sacred art.
Product Details
• Museum-quality master's edition fine-art paper
• 250 gsm (110 lb), 0.29 mm (11.4 mil) thickness
• Natural off-white, matte, uncoated finish
• Durable pine wood frame
• Frame profile: 20–25 mm thick, 10–14 mm wide
• Shatterproof plexiglass protection
• Hanging kit included — ready to display
• FSC-certified materials or equivalent
The world unfolds outward from the sacred mountain.
At the center of the world stands Mount Sumeru, surrounded by seven ordered mountain ranges and seas, the four great continents, the sun and moon, and the enclosing boundary of the traditional Buddhist cosmos.
This Japanese Shumisen world diagram draws on the visual language of historical Buddhist cosmology: mineral-blue waters, concentric sacred geography, restrained vermilion, aged parchment, vertical Japanese cartouches, and a celestial instrument suspended above the world. The generous open field gives the composition the quiet balance of an old cosmological manuscript or temple chart.
Printed on heavyweight museum-quality matte paper and presented in a solid wooden frame, the artwork brings the older Buddhist world model into a format suited to studies, libraries, meditation spaces, and collections of historical cosmology and Japanese sacred art.
Product Details
• Museum-quality master's edition fine-art paper
• 250 gsm (110 lb), 0.29 mm (11.4 mil) thickness
• Natural off-white, matte, uncoated finish
• Durable pine wood frame
• Frame profile: 20–25 mm thick, 10–14 mm wide
• Shatterproof plexiglass protection
• Hanging kit included — ready to display
• FSC-certified materials or equivalent
The world unfolds outward from the sacred mountain.
