Arhat
Unknown Artist
1235
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk
Dimensions
140 × 54.1 cm · image: 52.7 × 40.6 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1979.71
About this artwork
An arhat (Nahan in Korean), an advanced disciple of the Buddha, is represented here in profile with a halo encircling his head. This particular arhat is Segongyang jonja, numbered as the 464th of 500 arhats. He sits on a woven bamboo stool, is luring a dragon into an alms bowl. This hanging scroll is one of only about ten known works that survive today, all of which (except for Cleveland’s piece) are currently preserved in Korea or Japan.