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Seated Arhat with Two Attendants
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About this work
Arhat, or Lohan (羅漢 in Chinese), were the disciples of the historical Buddha. Later tradition tended to picture them in sets of 16, 18, or as many as 500. This is one painting from a larger set, with a seated arhat portrayed on a grand scale, overshadowing his own attendant as well as the ferocious figure who approaches him with an offering of a peacock.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineSeated Arhat with Two Attendants, late 1200s. South China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; overall with knobs: 201 x 75.5 cm (79 1/8 x 29 3/4 in.); painting only: 94 x 50 cm (37 x 19 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1976.91
