Embroidered Album of the Sixteen Arhats

CHINA; Ming dynasty

The complete embroidered album illustrating the Sixteen Arhats consists of 18 pages. Page 1 has a depiction of a seated Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, while the last page has an illustration of Skanda.
On Page 12, there is an Arhat wearing a robe, sitting on a mat behind a table. A small child sits beside him. He leans forward and gazes at a dragon that jumps out of the rushing water. There is a bowl on the river bank, and a large cliff and twisted tree hang above the Arhat.
On Page 17, an old Arhat sits under a withered old tree wearing a hooded cloak. His left hand holds a staff, while the other is held up to his face. Behind him is a layman wearing a hat and loose robe tied at the waist. He joins palms and focuses on the disciple who is offering flowers and prostrating before the Arhat.