Lot Essay
This painting belongs to a seven-painting set of the Shakyamuni Buddha with the Sixteen Great Arhats. At upper left is Vajradhara and at middle right, flanking Kanakavatsa, is Milarepa.
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A PAINTING OF ARHAT KANAKAVATSA
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A PAINTING OF ARHAT KANAKAVATSA
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
The arhat seated above on a low throne backed by a red and gold halo, with two unidentified arhats below similarly depicted, surrounded by worshippers
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
25 ½ x 20 ¾ in. (64.8 x 52.7 cm.)
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
The arhat seated above on a low throne backed by a red and gold halo, with two unidentified arhats below similarly depicted, surrounded by worshippers
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
25 ½ x 20 ¾ in. (64.8 x 52.7 cm.)
Provenance
The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, acquired in New York, 1 September 1996
Rubin Museum of Art, gifted from the above in 2004
Rubin Museum of Art, gifted from the above in 2004
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 427
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Sandhya Jain-Patel