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Seated Arhat with Two Attendants

late 1200s

China, Southern Song dynasty

(1127-1279)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Measurements
Overall with knobs: 201 x 75.5 cm (79 1/8 x 29 3/4 in.); Painting only: 94 x 50 cm (37 x 19 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1976.91
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Location
241C Chinese Buddhist Sculptures
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The arhat holds a rolled up scroll, likely a sutra, and is seated before a standing screen decorated with a landscape painting.

Description

Arhat, or Lohan (羅漢 in Chinese), were the disciples of the historical Buddha. Later tradition tended to picture them in sets of 16, 18, or as many as 500. This is one painting from a larger set, with a seated arhat portrayed on a grand scale, overshadowing his own attendant as well as the ferocious figure who approaches him with an offering of a peacock.
A vertically oriented painting in mineral pigments and gold on now darkened silk and mounted as a hanging scroll depicts an Arhat sitting on a tiered platform. He wears blue, green, and white with his left arm on a red armrest. His attendant stands behind him holding his staff. Both have light skin tones and look toward a person with medium-light skin tone who stands before them bowed, a peacock perched on his outstretched arm.

Seated Arhat with Two Attendants

late 1200s

China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

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