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Chen Hongshou

Paintings after Ancient Masters: A Lohan [after Guanxiu]

1598–1652
album leaf, ink and color on silk

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Chen Hongshou's gnarled and age lohan , a disciple of Buddha, was inspired by paintings made 700 years earlier by Buddhist monk Guanxiu.

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