Lot 99
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TWO PAINTINGS OF THE SIXTEEN ARHATS
Sold to benefit the Rubin Museum acquisitions fund
TWO PAINTINGS OF THE SIXTEEN ARHATS

TIBETO-CHINESE, 19TH CENTURY

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TWO PAINTINGS OF THE SIXTEEN ARHATS
TIBETO-CHINESE, 19TH CENTURY
Together depicting the complete iconography of the Sixteen Great Arhats, the attendant Dharmatala, the patron Hvashang, and the four Direction Guardians, the verso inscribed with “Om Ah Hum”
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
33 ½ x 21 ¼ in. (85.1 x 54 cm.), the larger
Provenance
The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, acquired in New York, 29 November 1996
Rubin Museum of Art, gifted from the above in 2004
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item nos. 495 and 496

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Lot Essay

In the first painting:
(first row): Vanavasin, Kanakabharadvaja and Angaja
(second row): Kalika, Vajriputra and Bhadra
(third row): Hvashang, Ajita and Kanakavatsa
At bottom are Virudhaka (blue) and Dhritarashtra (white), wearing armor, fine multicolored silks, gold and jewels, and surrounded by blue-black smoke.

In the second painting:
(first row): Bakula, Rahula and Cudapathaka
(second row): Nagasena, Pantaka, Pindola Bharadvaja
(third row): Gopaka, Abheda, Dharmatala
At bottom are Virupaksha (red) and Vaishravana (white), also wearing armor, fine multicolored silks, gold and jewels, and surrounded by blue-black smoke.

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