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I sedici luohan

Wu Bin Chinese
dated 1591
Not on view
Nell’immaginario popolare cinese, monaci mendicanti, stregoni e misteriosi eremiti venivano spesso creduti dei “luohan viventi” in incognito, ovvero santoni della tradizione buddista capaci di compiere miracoli. Quando la corruzione e l’inettitudine del governo misero a rischio l’ordine sociale, come accadde sul finire dell’età Ming, tali credenze superstiziose e messianiche si diffusero ancora di più. Qui, in una delle opere più antiche a noi pervenute, Wu Bin ha adottato uno stile figurativo arcaico, seguendo la tradizione che rappresentava i luohan come personaggi stravaganti ed eccentrici, mentre i loro tratti grotteschi ne celavano l’intima natura spirituale. Il dipinto faceto di Wu forse conteneva un messaggio serio: la santità si può celare dietro sembianze apparentemente bizzarre.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 明 吳彬 十六羅漢圖 卷
  • Titolo: I sedici luohan
  • Artista: Wu Bin Cinese, attivo tra il 1583 ca. e il 1626
  • Periodo: Dinastia Ming
  • Data: 1591
  • Materiale e tecnica: Dipinto su rotolo; inchiostro, colore su carta
  • Dimensioni: 32 x 414,3 cm
  • Crediti: The Edward Elliott Family Collection, dono di Douglas Dillon, 1986
  • Numero d'inventario: 1986.266.4
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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