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THREE PAINTINGS OF ARHATS
TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
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THREE PAINTINGS OF ARHATS
TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
The first, top left, of Rahula seated in orange and blue robes holding a jeweled crown, backed by a nimbus, surrounded by birds, a vase and an attendant, set in a verdant landscape with mountains in the background; the second, top right, of Vanavasin seated with orange robes draped over his left shoulder, his right hand in vitarkamudra and the other holding a peacock pan, with animals in the foreground and a palace in the background, set within a rocky green landscape; the third, of Kanakabharadvaja, seated with his hands folded in his lap in meditation, his expression backed by a nimbus, set in a verdant landscape with mountains in the background
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
22 ¼ x 15 ¼ in. (56.5 x 38.7 cm.), the largest
TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
The first, top left, of Rahula seated in orange and blue robes holding a jeweled crown, backed by a nimbus, surrounded by birds, a vase and an attendant, set in a verdant landscape with mountains in the background; the second, top right, of Vanavasin seated with orange robes draped over his left shoulder, his right hand in vitarkamudra and the other holding a peacock pan, with animals in the foreground and a palace in the background, set within a rocky green landscape; the third, of Kanakabharadvaja, seated with his hands folded in his lap in meditation, his expression backed by a nimbus, set in a verdant landscape with mountains in the background
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
22 ¼ x 15 ¼ in. (56.5 x 38.7 cm.), the largest
Provenance
The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, acquired in New York, 25 February - 1 September 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 nos. 253, 567 and 256
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