Arhat (<em>Nakula</em>), one of a set of sixteen
date: label: Date
content: mid-14th century
label: Period
content: Nanbokucho period
name: label: Artist
content: Ryozen (ca. 1328-ca. 1360)
notes: label: Label
content: Arhats, known in Japanese as rakan, were disciples of the Historical Buddha, Shakyamuni. In some temples in East Asia, they were worshiped along with the Historical Buddha at ceremonies held to honor the wisdom and truth of the Buddha’s teachings, which they helped to spread after his death. This painting depicts one of the sixteen arhats who were the Historical Buddha’s closest disciples. The halo signifies that he has achieved enlightenment and release from cycles of birth, rebirth, and attendant suffering. This set of sixteen paintings plus a central image of Shakyamuni are attributed to the artist Ryozen, a leader of the atelier at Tofukuji, a major Zen Buddhist monastery in Kyoto. Before Charles Lang Freer purchased these works, they were in the collection of the renowned painter and lacquer artist Shibata Zeshin (1807–1891).
label: Collection
content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection
label: Exhibition History
content: Masters of Mercy: Buddha's Amazing Disciples (March 10 to July 8, 2012)
label: Exhibition History
content: Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015)
label: Exhibition History
content: Life of a Japanese Painting (December 1, 1995 to October 16, 1996)
label: Exhibition History
content: Buddhist Art (May 9, 1993 to August 9, 2011)
label: Exhibition History
content: Japanese Art (March 12, 1982 to November 3, 1986)
label: Exhibition History
content: Japanese Art (February 15, 1981 to March 3, 1981)
place: label: Origin
content: Japan
topic: label: Topic
content: Buddhism
label: Topic
content: Nanbokucho period (1333 - 1392)
label: Topic
content: Arhat
label: Topic
content: Japan
label: Topic
content: Nakula
label: Topic
content: Japanese Art
label: Topic
content: Charles Lang Freer collection
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content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: F1904.299
objectType: label: Type
content: Painting
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Ink and color on silk
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 115.2 x 59 cm (45 3/8 x 23 1/4 in)