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A PAINTING OF FOUR ARHATS
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
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A PAINTING OF FOUR ARHATS
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
The four arhats seated on thrones, each wearing multi-colored patchwork robes, the elder at top left holding a mongoose with a jewel in his mouth, the elder at top right holding a crown, the lower two elders gesticulating, attendants make offerings in the foreground, set amidst a richly verdant and mountainous landscape with four bodhisattvas and a lama seated in the sky above
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
28 ¼ x 19 7/8 in. (71.8 x 50.5 cm.)
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
The four arhats seated on thrones, each wearing multi-colored patchwork robes, the elder at top left holding a mongoose with a jewel in his mouth, the elder at top right holding a crown, the lower two elders gesticulating, attendants make offerings in the foreground, set amidst a richly verdant and mountainous landscape with four bodhisattvas and a lama seated in the sky above
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
28 ¼ x 19 7/8 in. (71.8 x 50.5 cm.)
Provenance
Rubin Museum of Art, acquired in New York, 6 February 2006
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 65611
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Sandhya Jain-Patel