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Maker(s):Jen Hiung, Wei-Chang
Culture:Chinese
Title:Portrait of an Arhat
Date Made:1855
Type:Painting
Materials:colors on silk
Measurements:Overall: 49 5/16 in x 21 1/16 in; 125.3 cm x 53.5 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1941.64
Credit Line:Gift of William Bingham, II
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College

Description:
An Arhat, saint and disciple of Buddha. His skull is pointed, his hair and beard are snow-white. His hands and feet are hidden in his red robe. he is seated, in profound meditation under a rock-shelter. A greay porcelain vase with lotus flowers and leaves is at his left side. signed and dated 1855.

Subjects:
Silk

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