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Rakkan (Arhat)

1300s

Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333) to Nanbokuchō period

(1336–92)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink, color, and cut gold (kirikane) on silk
Measurements
Overall: 95.7 x 40 cm (37 11/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Leighton R. Longhi 1991.61
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented ink and color painting on silk depicts a Rakkan with a medium skin tone seated beneath a gnarled tree. Facing right, the figure's bald head is centered within a large circular halo. They wear a patterned teal and tan robe and sandals beside a tiger looking upward with wide eyes. Muted green leaves hang over the figures against a weathered, dark brown background.

Rakkan (Arhat)

1300s

Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333) to Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

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