Two Arhats: Ajita (Ma-phan-pa) and Cudapanthaka (Lam-phran-bstan)

about 18th century

Object PlaceTibet

Medium/TechniqueDistemper and gold on Indian cotton, with chinese silk brocade and yellow silk veil

Dimensions139 x 70 cm (54 3/4 x 27 9/16 in.)

Credit LineAsiatic Curator's Fund

Accession number59.277

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InscriptionsBy one arhat, in Tibetan, inscription identifying him (see notebook for transcription)Provenance1959, purchased by David Macdonald, Kalimpong, West Bengal; 1959, gift of the Asiatic Curator's Fund to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 14, 1959)