Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder) - 16 Elders: Gopaka

གནས་བརྟན། 罗汉
(item no. 724)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Buddhist
Size 81.28x55.88cm (32x22in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue # acc.# P1998.13.9
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Arhat

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Four Arhats and a Guardian King from a five paintings set depicting Shakyamuni Buddha and the Sixteen Arhats.

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