The Sixteen Luohans by Chen Xian. Two bald men sitting cross-legged on the floor. The one on the left has a bare chest and wears a shawl wrapped around his lower body. The man on the left holds a fly brush in his right hand and points at the man on the right. The man on the right wears a robe and holds a fly brush in his right hand. Both men sit on a grassy surface. The background is a mottled brown color. There are Chinese characters written vertically on the right side.
Artwork details
- Date:
- spurious date of 1634
- Medium:
- Album of sixteen paintings; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- China or Japan
- Dimensions:
- 599 × 512 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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