Lot Essay
The third arhat, Vanavasin the Elder, is distinguished by the pointing gesture of his right hand and the flywhisk in his left. He is the third of the Sixteen Great Arhats. The present work would have been part of a twenty-three composition set depicting the Sixteen Great Arhats, along with Buddha Shakyamuni, the attendant Dharmatala, the patron Hvashang, and the Four Directional Guardian Kings.