Embroideries of Four Arhats - Arhat with Long Eyebrows
Embroideries of Four Arhats - Arhat with the Divine Finger
Embroideries of Four Arhats - Arhat with a Long Stick
Embroideries of Four Arhats - Arhat with a Beard
Embroideries of Four Arhats
CHINA
These silk embroideries of four Arhats were created by Shen Shou, a well-known artist of the late 19th and early 20th century.
The Arhat with Long Eyebrows wears a long flowing robe while sitting on a throne of roots. He raises his eyes and holds up his eyebrows with his right hand. The Arhat with the Divine Finger shows the figure seated on a meditation mat, with piles of books behind him. As he points his finger to the sky, a stream of smoke rises up from the tip of his finger. The Arhat with a Long Stick portrays an Arhat resembling a monk in baggy robes, holding a stick high up in the air. The Arhat with a Beard is shown in a long flowing robe with sleeves hanging down to the ground. He looks upwards to one side and has his arms outstretched.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 68.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youji and Pokorski, Stefanie and Mankuang and Fan, Wen,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts },
pages = 68,
title = {{Embroideries of Four Arhats}},
volume = 18,
year = {2016}}