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TWO PAINTINGS WITH ARHATS AND ATTENDANTS
TWO PAINTINGS WITH ARHATS AND ATTENDANTS
TWO PAINTINGS WITH ARHATS AND ATTENDANTS
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TWO PAINTINGS WITH ARHATS AND ATTENDANTS

TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

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TWO PAINTINGS WITH ARHATS AND ATTENDANTS
TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
Image 26 ½ x 19 in. (67.3 x 48.3 cm.); 27 x 18 ¾ in. (16.6 x 47.6 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired in Beijing in 1993

Lot Essay

These two paintings are from what was once a three-painting set depicting the sixteen arhats, the attendant Dharmatala, the patron Hvashang, and lokapala or guardian kings of the four directions. Each of these two depict six arhats, one attendant, and two lokapala.

Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org), item nos. 90313 and 90314.

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