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THREE PAINTINGS OF ARHATS

TIBET, 17TH - EARLY 20TH CENTURY

The frst (top left) of Ajita seated on a foliate base with his hands in

dhyanamudra, clad in blue, yellow and pink robes and backed by a

nimbus, with two attendant fgures and a tree to his left, all set

within within the rocky Rishi Mountain; the second (top right) of

Gopaka seated on a throne in heavy robes backed by a nimbus, with

two attendant fgures to his left and a lotus bouquet behind them,

all set within a mountainous landscape; the third (left) of

Vajriputra seated on a throne in red and yellow robes, his right

hand raised in vatarkamudra and his left holding a fywhisk, with

an attendant holding a fower pot to his left, both under a tree and

backed by mountains

Opaque pigments and gold on textile

23Ω x 21Ω in. (59.7 x 54.6 cm.), the largest (3)

$5,000-7,000

PROVENANCE:

The Shelley and Donald Rubin Collection and Foundation, acquired
in New York, 14 December 1996 – 1 September 1998
Rubin Museum of Art, gifted from the above between 2004 and 2006

PUBLISHED:

Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item nos. 727, 548
and 153

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