Panthaka, the Tenth Venerable Luohan 半託迦尊者像

Object Details

• Artist

  Formerly attributed to Qian Yi (傳)錢易 (active early 11th century)

• Label

  To learn more about this and similar objects, visit http://www.asia.si.edu/SongYuan/default.asp Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy.

• Provenance

  To 1919

  You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1919 [1]

  1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in 1919 [2]

  From 1920

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1358, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Enlightened Beings: Buddhism in Chinese Paintings (September 1, 2012 to February 24, 2013)

  Guardians of the Law: Chinese Luohan Painting (December 1, 2003 to May 23, 2004)

• Previous custodian or owner

  You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

  CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1300s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, You, Xiaoxi

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, Chinese Art, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)

• Culture

  Buddhists, Chinese, Arhats

• Object Type

  Paintings