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A PAINTING OF FOUR ARHATS
TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
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A PAINTING OF FOUR ARHATS
TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
Ajita identified as seated on a blanket at top left wearing the orange and red robes of a monk, with his hands in abhyamudra, the gesture of meditation, accompanied by three other arhats all dressed in multicolored robes with red nimbuses, all within a mountain landscape attended by monks and lay figures
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
23 ¼ x 15 ½ in. (59.1 x 39.4 cm.)
TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
Ajita identified as seated on a blanket at top left wearing the orange and red robes of a monk, with his hands in abhyamudra, the gesture of meditation, accompanied by three other arhats all dressed in multicolored robes with red nimbuses, all within a mountain landscape attended by monks and lay figures
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
23 ¼ x 15 ½ in. (59.1 x 39.4 cm.)
Provenance
The Shelley and Donald Rubin Collection, acquired in New York, 1 November 1998
Rubin Museum of Art, gifted from the above in 2006
Rubin Museum of Art, gifted from the above in 2006
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 482
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Sandhya Jain-Patel