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Zijin Temple Main Hall: Sixteen Arhats
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Zijin Temple Main Hall: Sixteen Arhats
CHINA, Jiangsu, Suzhou; Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279); Attributed to Lei Chao Husband and Wife; Clay; H: 120 cm
The figures of the Sixteen Arhats are located along the walls of the main hall. Each individual figure is said to be the work of the famous sculptor Lei Xiang and his wife but have been renovated several times. They were painted using the lek powder technique. The clothing has been meticulously portrayed. The stele of Jinyin Hall praises them for being realistic.
Pindolabharadraja gestures with his hands while he looks sideways. He is generally depicted with long eyebrows that hang to the ground. Kanakabharadraja is confined by a meditation belt on which he places his hands and an animal cub clings to his shoulder. The youthful Jivaka wraps his arms around his raised knee and glances upward. Rahula has white eyebrows and laughs open-mouthed as he sits with legs astride. Nagasena, also known as the Dragon-Subduing Arhat, lifts his hands and right leg as he glares at the dragon above him on a column. Vanavasin leans back in the position of royal ease with both legs on the seat and his shoes on the floor before him. |
