Antique Buddhist Luohan Arhat Scroll
19th century, possibly older, East Asian
This traditional East Asian Buddhist hanging scroll, likely dating from the late Ming to Qing Dynasty (17th–19th century), depicts a central Luohan or Arhat surrounded by attendants in a narrative landscape. Rendered in ink and mineral pigments on an unmounted textile substrate, the work displays natural age-related discoloration and vertical creasing consistent with antique silk or hemp. The composition features prominent, swirling bands of white smoke or mist that serve as spiritual emanations, visually linking a lower wrathful guardian deity with a heavenly trio of Buddhas appearing in the upper clouds. The detailed background captures vignettes of everyday figures and animals, representing a complex synthesis of earthly, infernal, and celestial realms typical of classical Buddhist iconography.
56” x 27.75”

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