Formerly attributed to Wu Daozi, Pindola Bharadvaja, the first venerable Luohan 賓度羅跋羅墮闍尊者像
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Formerly attributed to Wu Daozi

Pindola Bharadvaja, the first venerable Luohan 賓度羅跋羅墮闍尊者像

1345

Current Collection

National Museum of Asian Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions
126.2 × 62.6 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-127690

The subject of this painting, Pindola Bharadvaja (Binduluo Boluoduoshe), was one of the Buddha's main disciples. He was a vigouous exponent of the Buddhist Law (dharma), and has manifested himself on several occasions to pious Chinese believers. Pindola has a voice like a lion's roar, and is often depicted with extraordinarily long eyebrows, a physical attribute for which he is sometimes named Ch…

Provenance

Gift of Ruth Meyer Epstein

Registry history

  • 1345 — Recorded in the collection of National Museum of Asian Art

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