Item: Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder) - (multiple figures)
གནས་བརྟན།
罗汉
(item no. 640)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Size | 73.66x52.07cm (29x20.50in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# F1998.10.3 |
| Painting School | Khyenri |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Person
Appearance: Arhat
Gender: Male
This painting (HAR 640) depicting five arhats per composition and the painting HAR 122 depicting a single arhat are stylistically the same and were likely created by the same artist or workshop.
At the center is the Elder Ajita. The top right is Kalika. The top left is Vanavasin. Bottom left is Vajriputra. Bottom right is Bhadra.
Jeff Watt 4-2007
Arhat/Sthavira: Main Page & Arhat/Sthavira Appearance (Elder)
Arhat/Sthavira: Art History
Painting Tradition: Khyenri Main Page
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 3
Painting Set: Arhats: Multiple Main Figures
Arhat/Sthavira: Painting Masterworks (Miscellaneous)
Exhibition: Awaken (Rubin Museum)
Painting Tradition: Khyenri Painting Sets
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Arhat/Sthavira
Painting Style: Khyenri Arhat Sets
Subject: Dragon Page
Subject: Men With Beards
Subject: Prophecy
Collection of RMA: Persons Masterworks
Arhat/Sthavira: Earrings
Subject: Elders with Beards
Iconography: Monastics, Three Visual Types
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