Buddhist luohans crossing the sea to the palace of the dragon king

late 16th–early 17th century

Not on view

The Northern Song painter Li Gonglin reinvented figure painting in the eleventh century, infusing old themes with a new scholarly appeal and creating compositions that were copied for centuries to come. This painting, made in the late Ming dynasty, bears a fake signature of Li; it may be a distant reflection of something he painted, but it may also be a pure fabrication. It depicts a group of Daoist immortals crossing the sea on various magical vehicles—a dragon, a begging bowl, a lotus leaf—to the dragon king, who awaits on the far shore.

Artwork Details

Overview

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Exhibition History

References

明　佚名　仿李公麟　龍王清齋圖　卷
Title: Buddhist luohans crossing the sea to the palace of the dragon king
Artist: Unidentified artist , fake signature of Li Gonglin (ca. 1041–1106)
Period: Ming (1368–1644) dynasty
Date: late 16th–early 17th century
Culture: China
Medium: Handscroll; ink on silk
Dimensions: 11 3/8 × 58 in. (28.9 × 147.3 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
Object Number: 18.25.1
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

More Artwork

By Unidentified artist

In the same medium

A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.

Illustrated Story of Yoshitsune, Unidentified artist, Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper, Japan — Illustrated Story of Yoshitsune
Unidentified artist

Illustrated book

Unidentified artist

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.