Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder) - (unidentified)

གནས་བརྟན། 罗汉
(item no. 246)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Buddhist
Size 92.71x57.79cm (36.50x22.75in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Shelley & Donald Rubin
Catalogue # acc.# P1996.9.4
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Arhat

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Unidentified at this time. Possibly Vajriputra but not if it is from the same set as linked below. In that set there is already a Vajriputra identified by inscription.

Related Items
Thematic Sets
Painting Set: Arhats: Single Main Figure
Painting Set: Arhat Set I
Arhat/Sthavira: Vajriputra Main Page
Collection of Shelley & Donald Rubin