Eighteen Arhats (18 罗汉图) by Yuan Jiang (Qing Dyansty), Antique-Imitation Print on Long Scroll
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Eighteen Arhats (18 罗汉图), Qing Dynasty ca. 1700.
Antique-imitating reproduction of the long scroll painting by Qing Dynasty artist Wen Tao. This is a full length reproduction of the original. It depicts and identifies in vivid details each of the eighteen arhats in Chinese Buddhism tradition by way of the individual’s facial expression, demeanor, clothing and his craft and surrounding.
Artist cited as Yang Wen Tao. Some scholars believe the artist was Yuan Jiang (袁江ca. 1662 -1735 AD), the noted brush-ink painting artists from Qing Dynasty specializing in landscape (rock and stream) paintings. Yuan Jiang was also known as Wen Jin from Yangzhou Fu, now City of Yang Zhou in Jiangsu Province on the north bank of lower Yangzi River.
Arhat is a Buddhism concept referring to a believer who has gone very far along the path towards Buddhahood and has nearly attained nirvana, the ultimate spiritual goal in Buddhism. An arhat attains liberation of the cycles of rebirth, and is ranked only below Buddha and bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhist teachings. In Chinese Buddhism tradition, the eighteen Arhats are a group of arhats who serve as the protectors of the faith and justice while awaiting the return of Śākyamuni Buddha (释迦牟尼).
- 118 in. long, 11 5/16 in. height
- Full length scroll painting with wood anchor rods
- Antique-imitating reproduction on durable kraft paper with faux silk lining
Antique-imitating reproduction of the long scroll painting by Qing Dynasty artist Wen Tao. This is a full length reproduction of the original. It depicts and identifies in vivid details each of the eighteen arhats in Chinese Buddhism tradition by way of the individual’s facial expression, demeanor, clothing and his craft and surrounding.
Artist cited as Yang Wen Tao. Some scholars believe the artist was Yuan Jiang (袁江ca. 1662 -1735 AD), the noted brush-ink painting artists from Qing Dynasty specializing in landscape (rock and stream) paintings. Yuan Jiang was also known as Wen Jin from Yangzhou Fu, now City of Yang Zhou in Jiangsu Province on the north bank of lower Yangzi River.
Arhat is a Buddhism concept referring to a believer who has gone very far along the path towards Buddhahood and has nearly attained nirvana, the ultimate spiritual goal in Buddhism. An arhat attains liberation of the cycles of rebirth, and is ranked only below Buddha and bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhist teachings. In Chinese Buddhism tradition, the eighteen Arhats are a group of arhats who serve as the protectors of the faith and justice while awaiting the return of Śākyamuni Buddha (释迦牟尼).
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