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THREE PAINTINGS OF ARHATS
TIBET, 17TH - EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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THREE PAINTINGS OF ARHATS
TIBET, 17TH - EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The first (top left) of Ajita seated on a foliate base with his hands in dhyanamudra, clad in blue, yellow and pink robes and backed by a nimbus, with two attendant figures and a tree to his left, all set within within the rocky Rishi Mountain; the second (top right) of Gopaka seated on a throne in heavy robes backed by a nimbus, with two attendant figures to his left and a lotus bouquet behind them, all set within a mountainous landscape; the third (left) of Vajriputra seated on a throne in red and yellow robes, his right hand raised in vatarkamudra and his left holding a flywhisk, with an attendant holding a flower pot to his left, both under a tree and backed by mountains
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
23 ½ x 21 ½ in. (59.7 x 54.6 cm.), the largest
TIBET, 17TH - EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The first (top left) of Ajita seated on a foliate base with his hands in dhyanamudra, clad in blue, yellow and pink robes and backed by a nimbus, with two attendant figures and a tree to his left, all set within within the rocky Rishi Mountain; the second (top right) of Gopaka seated on a throne in heavy robes backed by a nimbus, with two attendant figures to his left and a lotus bouquet behind them, all set within a mountainous landscape; the third (left) of Vajriputra seated on a throne in red and yellow robes, his right hand raised in vatarkamudra and his left holding a flywhisk, with an attendant holding a flower pot to his left, both under a tree and backed by mountains
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
23 ½ x 21 ½ in. (59.7 x 54.6 cm.), the largest
Provenance
The Shelley and Donald Rubin Collection and Foundation, acquired in New York, 14 December 1996 – 1 September 1998
Rubin Museum of Art, gifted from the above between 2004 and 2006
Rubin Museum of Art, gifted from the above between 2004 and 2006
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item nos. 727, 548, and 153
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Sandhya Jain-Patel