Paintings after Ancient Masters: A Lohan [after Guanxiu]

Chen Hongshou painted ‘Paintings after Ancient Masters: A Lohan [after Guanxiu]’ on an album leaf. Ink and color on silk. Ming dynasty, 1598–1652.

The painting depicts a Lohan, a disciple of the Buddha. It is part of a series interpreting works by ancient masters.

The piece is housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Its origins trace back to the Ming dynasty in China.

Chen Hongshou was active during the late Ming dynasty. His works often revisited themes and styles of earlier periods.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio https://clevelandart.org/art/1979.27.2.13

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