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Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu

Unidentified

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image of a man sitting on a platform. The man has a bald head with some hair in a queue hanging down his back. The man has a long beard and mustache. The man is wearing a robe with long sleeves and a sash or belt. The man has his left arm resting on his knee and his right arm bent at the elbow with the hand near his face. The man's robe has folds and creases. The platform has a patterned top and a flat bottom. Chinese characters appear in two vertical lines on the left side and in a column on the top right. The image has a border around it.

Artwork Details

Date
stone carved in 1757; rubbing 18th or 19th century?
Medium
Ink on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
283 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
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