The Arhat Bakula
CultureTibeto-Chinese
Date18th century
MediumColors on cotton, bordered with brocade
DimensionsImage: 40 1/2 × 23 1/4 inches (102.87 × 59.06 cm)
Mount: 59 × 35 1/2 inches (149.86 × 90.17 cm)
Mount: 59 × 35 1/2 inches (149.86 × 90.17 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number34-263
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DescriptionA figure in monk's garb, with bare head and halo, holding a mongoose (nakula) spitting jewels. An attendant monk holds a banner.Exhibition HistorySiamese and Tibetan Paintings and Bronzes, Norfolk Society of Arts, VA, November 7–28, 1948, no. 27.
With Yung Ku Chai, Peiping (modern-day Beijing), China, by April 26, 1934;
Purchased from Yung Ku Chai, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934.
NOTES:
[1] Sickman's purchase record, Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG80-15 William Rockhill Nelson Trust Office Files, box 1a, Art Invoices/Vouchers 1934.
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