Sixteen Arhats - Ingada attributed to Lei Chao Husband and Wife; Southern Song dynasty
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Lei Chao Husband and Wife
CHINA, Zhejiang, Hangzhou; Song dynasty
Lei Chao Husband and Wife were a couple who created folk art. They were both highly accomplished sculptors, and they worked together to create masterpieces including Five Hundred Arhats statues at Jingci Temple in Zhejiang, which unfortunately no longer exists. According to records, they worked with Master Miao Yin and spent 16 years sculpting the Sixteen Arhats that are still well preserved in Zijin Temple in Suzhou, Jiangsu.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 154.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Lei Chao Husband and Wife." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , vol. 19, 2016, pp. 154.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Yichao, Mankuang, and Miaohsi. 2016. "Lei Chao Husband and Wife" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , 19:154.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Yichao, Mankuang, & Miaohsi.. (2016). Lei Chao Husband and Wife. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People (Vol. 19, pp. 154).
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