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Arhat Kalika

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts Arhat Kalika. A predominantly white and blue figure wearing an orange and green sash sits cross-legged on an orange patterned cloth, holding an orange bowl. The figure has dark hair and a halo. A blue and green cloth drapes over the left shoulder and under the right arm. A brown and white animal, resembling a monkey or dog with a blue tongue, peers out from underneath the orange cloth. A woman with dark hair and a white and orange dress sits to the right of the figure. A brown and white animal with a long snout lies beside her. In the top-left corner, a figure in orange sits on a blue surface. The scene includes green plants and pink flowers. The background features shades of brown, green, and beige.

Artwork details

Date:
17th century
Medium:
Distemper on cloth
Culture:
Tibet
Dimensions:
381 × 624 px
Museum record:
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