Bowl with Thirty-Two Arhats
Porcelain
Bowl with Thirty-Two Arhats
CHINA; Ming dynasty
This bowl was created during the rule of Emperor Tianqi (reigned 1621–1627) of the Ming dynasty.
The blue and white porcelain bowl is 17.5 cm high, with a diameter at the foot of 18 cm and at the rim of 28.5 cm. The foot is rather high and is decorated with three blue lines. The bowl curves outward from the foot and then in toward the rim. It is decorated with 32 Arhats, in pairs or groups either sitting or standing, and performing different tasks. They are surrounded by a landscape of mountains, rocks, water, and trees.
The image composition on the bowl is rich and lively, and the characters and scenery produce a dynamic effect.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 20.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Bowl with Thirty-Two Arhats." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 20.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Bowl with Thirty-Two Arhats" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:20.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Bowl with Thirty-Two Arhats. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 20).
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