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A PAINTING OF ARHATS AJITA AND KANAKAVATSA
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY
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A PAINTING OF ARHATS AJITA AND KANAKAVATSA
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY
Ajita at top left with his hands resting in his lap, Kanakavatsa at top right holding a jewel lasso, Virudhaka seated at bottom left holding a sword in his right hand and scabbard in his left, and Dhritarashtra on the bottom right with a serene expression, with a figure of Buddha seated on a lotus throne at top center, all set in a verdant landscape
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
20 ¼ x 17 ½ in. (51.4 x 44.5 cm.)
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY
Ajita at top left with his hands resting in his lap, Kanakavatsa at top right holding a jewel lasso, Virudhaka seated at bottom left holding a sword in his right hand and scabbard in his left, and Dhritarashtra on the bottom right with a serene expression, with a figure of Buddha seated on a lotus throne at top center, all set in a verdant landscape
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
20 ¼ x 17 ½ in. (51.4 x 44.5 cm.)
Provenance
The Shelley and Donald Rubin Collection, acquired from Joseph Gerena, New York, 7 February 1996
Rubin Museum of Art, gifted from the above in 2006
Rubin Museum of Art, gifted from the above in 2006
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 225
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Sandhya Jain-Patel