The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Rubbing of a Qing Dynasty Luohan

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Buddhism along the Silk Road

Program information

Thousands of years of trade and invasion brought Buddhist monks into contact with merchants and nomadic peoples in Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. This short video, produced in conjunction with the exhibition Buddhism along the Silk Road: 5th–8th Century, shows how these interactions occurred.

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Rubbing of a Qing Dynasty Luohan

Culture:: China
Medium:: Ink on paper
Dimensions:: 37 3/4 x 21 1/2 in. (95.9 x 54.6 cm)
Classification:: Rubbing
Credit Line:: Gift of Dr. Rosalie Slaughter Morton, 1944
Accession Number:: 44.17.12

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