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A PAINTING OF ARHAT SHRIBHADRA
EASTERN TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
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A PAINTING OF ARHAT SHRIBHADRA
EASTERN TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
Bhadra the Elder seated in dhyanasana atop a mass of green leaves on a rocky bench, clad in red patchwork robes, his right hand raised in vitarkamudra, his serene expression surrounded by a dark blue nimbus and back by a pink aureole, a bowl filled with medicinal herbs placed in the center foreground, one figure kneeling to his right offering a precious jewel, a monk to his below right wearing red and orange robes, with the flowing Yamuna river and a pair of deer in the foreground, with Green Tara at top center
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
23 ¾ x 15 ½ in. (60.3 x 39.4 cm.)
EASTERN TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
Bhadra the Elder seated in dhyanasana atop a mass of green leaves on a rocky bench, clad in red patchwork robes, his right hand raised in vitarkamudra, his serene expression surrounded by a dark blue nimbus and back by a pink aureole, a bowl filled with medicinal herbs placed in the center foreground, one figure kneeling to his right offering a precious jewel, a monk to his below right wearing red and orange robes, with the flowing Yamuna river and a pair of deer in the foreground, with Green Tara at top center
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
23 ¾ x 15 ½ in. (60.3 x 39.4 cm.)
Provenance
The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, acquired in New York, 11 August 1997
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. 292
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Sandhya Jain-Patel