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Celebrating the Legacy of Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen Ryuki) and the Art of Ōbaku

Celebrating the Legacy of Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen Ryuki) and the Art of Ōbaku

TWENTY-FOUR BUDDHIST FIGURES, FEATURING THE EIGHTEEN ARHATS WITH ŚĀKYAMUNI, WHITE- ROBED GUANYIN (AVALOKITEŚVARA), AND XUANZANG by Chen Xian (Jp. Chinken)

Twenty-four Buddhist Figures, featuring the Eighteen Arhats with Śākyamuni, White-Robed Guanyin(Avalokiteśvara), and Xuanzang, 1643
Chen Xian 陳賢 (Jp. Chinken, active c. mid-17th century)
Frontispiece: Feng lin (Phoenix Grove) by Muan Xingtao 木菴性瑫 (Jp. Mokuan Shōtō, 1611-1684)
China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
Handscroll, ink and color on satin
49.5 x 731.3 cm
Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.: Purchase – Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1955.17

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Detail 1: Śākyamuni with an Arhat and White-Robed Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara)

Detail 2: Xuanzang and an Arhat with an Acolyte


Detail 3: Three Arhats

Detail 4: Two Arhats

 

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