(item no. 454)
 Tibet 1700 - 1799 Sakya Lineage 99.06x56.52cm (39x22.25in) Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton Collection of Rubin Museum of Art (acc.# F1996.15.1) Add to My Gallery Additional Images View Reverse 
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Rahula, the Buddha's son, sits in center of the composition. He holds a jeweled crown with the left hand in the lap. Rahula has a number of different ways in which he is depicted. The most common depiction in Tibetan art is for him to be holding up a jeweled crown with both hands.
 Jeff Watt 7-2010
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Arhat: Main Page & Arhat Appearance
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery II
Arhat: Rahula
Arhats: Multiple Main Figures
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