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Maker(s):Wu Bin, attributed to
Culture:Chinese (active ca. 1568-1626)
Title:Buddhist Arhats (Luohans) and Animals from Scroll of 500 Arhats
Date Made:16th-17th century (late Ming Dynasty)
Type:Painting
Materials:Handscroll with ink on paper
Place Made:Asia; China
Measurements:Overall: 201 1/2 in x 12 1/16 in; 511.8 cm x 30.6 cm
Narrative Inscription:  TITLE: outside the mount at the beginning of the scroll (black ink on brown paper, vertical): [Chinese character, Song li bo shi bai miao ying zhen wu shang shen pin / qian juan [ill.] zhu ren ding (?) [ill.] shi cang].
Accession Number:  MH 1965.29.J.PI
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. David R. Palmer (Patricia Warren, Class of 1951)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Series of loose portraits/depictions of Buddhist Lohans, engaging in various activities. Entire group in monochrome.

Label Text:
Arhats (or Luohan in Chinese) are followers of the Buddha who have obtained freedom from suffering and are worshipped as ideal exemplars of spiritual liberation. A renowned poet, painter and Buddhist devotee, the artist Wu Bin combined his skill with his spirituality in this handscroll. Using fluid and elegant lines, Wu confidently depicted religious figures and animals in his signature exaggerated styles. Their facial expressions, draped garments, and lively gestures all demonstrate the artist’s active imagination and master of painting with refined lines. His style was later praised as “fantastic” and “unearthly.”

2014

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