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Painted Banner (Thangka) of Vajriputra, One of the Sixteen Great Arhats

A scene in green, orange, and blue depicts a large robed figure seated prominently in the foreground, a small standing figure beside him, and a tiny, seated, floating figure above him, mountains in the background.
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  • A scene in green, orange, and blue depicts a large robed figure seated prominently in the foreground, a small standing figure beside him, and a tiny, seated, floating figure above him, mountains in the background.

Date:

late 17th/early 18th century

Artist:

Chinese or Tibetan

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Tibeto-Chinese

Title

Painted Banner (Thangka) of Vajriputra, One of the Sixteen Great Arhats

Place

Tibet (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1675–1725

Medium

Pigment and gold on silk and cotton

Dimensions

102 × 61.5 cm (40 1/8 × 24 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Alsdorf Foundation, Margaret Gentles, Frederick and Nathalie Gookin, Samuel M. Nickerson, Russell Tyson funds; Ardith Lauerman endowment

Reference Number

1997.54

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