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A PAINTING OF FOUR ARHATS A PAINTING OF ARHATS AJITA AND KANAKAVATSA
TIBET, 19TH CENTURY TIBET, 17TH CENTURY

Ajita identifed as seated on a blanket at top left wearing Ajita at top left with his hands resting in his lap, Kanakavatsa at top right
the orange and red robes of a monk, with his hands in holding a jewel lasso, Virudhaka seated at bottom left holding a sword in his
abhyamudra, the gesture of meditation, accompanied by right hand and scabbard in his left, and Dhritarashtra on the bottom right with
three other arhats all dressed in multicolored robes with a serene expression, with a fgure of Buddha seated on a lotus throne at top
red nimbuses, all within a mountain landscape attended by center, all set in a verdant landscape
monks and lay fgures Opaque pigments and gold on textile
Opaque pigments and gold on textile 20º x 17Ω in. (51.4 x 44.5 cm.)
23º x 15Ω in. (59.1 x 39.4 cm.)
$6,000-8,000
$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE:
PROVENANCE:
The Shelley and Donald Rubin Collection, acquired from Joseph Gerena,
The Shelley and Donald Rubin Collection, acquired in New York, 7 February 1996
New York, 1 November 1998 Rubin Museum of Art, gifted from the above in 2006
Rubin Museum of Art, gifted from the above in 2006
PUBLISHED:
PUBLISHED:
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 225
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 482

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