HSC272151 Mandala (cloisonne enamel) (see also 272150) by Chinese School, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); diam:25.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: made for the Tibetan market; on the base of the bowl is a cosmic diagram; Mount Meru, considered to be at the centre of the world in Buddhist cosmography, features in the centre of the first circle, flanked by the sun and moon and surrounded by dancing deities; in the second circle are the eight auspicious signs of Tibetan Buddhism, alternated with seated figures divided by symbols for the four continents of Indian cosmology: Purva Videha, Jambudvipa, Apara Godaniya and Uttara Kuru;); Photo 穢 Heini Schneebeli; Chinese, out of copyright.