Luohan

Unidentified artist

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This powerful depiction of a luohan (arhat, in Sanskrit), one of the disciples of the Buddha, shows the same finely drawn, highly colored figure style found in the Ten Kings of Hell (in this case), confirming its origin in the Zhejiang city of Ningbo, where workshops specialized in painting Buddhist images during the Southern Song and Yuan periods.

Luohan, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China

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Luohan, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Luohan, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China

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