Lot 116
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A PAINTING OF FOUR ARHATS: KANAKAVATSA, VAJRIPUTRA, KANAKABHARADVAJA AND BHADRA
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A PAINTING OF FOUR ARHATS: KANAKAVATSA, VAJRIPUTRA, KANAKABHARADVAJA AND BHADRA

TIBET, 18TH CENTURY

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A PAINTING OF FOUR ARHATS: KANAKAVATSA, VAJRIPUTRA, KANAKABHARADVAJA AND BHADRA
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
Each wearing multi-colored robes and backed by a flaming green halo, accompanied by an attendant and identified by an inscription, all set in a rich green and gold landscape
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
30 ¼ x 21 ¼ in. (76.8 x 54 cm.)
Provenance
The Shelley and Donald Rubin Collection, acquired from Joseph Gerena, New York, 14 October 1998
Rubin Museum of Art, gifted from the above in 2006
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 764

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Lot Essay

Seated on a cushion at upper left is Kanakavatsa, the seventh Great Arhat, holding a long jeweled lasso, which was a gift from the nagas. At upper right is Vajriputra, the eighth Great Arhat, seated on silks and holding a flywhisk. At lower left is Kanakabharadvaja, the fifth Great Arhat, seated on a low throne with his hands folded in meditation in his lap. At lower right is Bhadra, seated over a pile of leaves, with his hand held in a gesture of explication.

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