Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
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Luohan meditating in a grotto

Formerly attributed to Guanxiu (傳)貫休 (822-912)

1345?

Medium
Ink and color on silk
Classification
Paintings
Dimensions
H x W (image): 125.6 x 62.2 cm (49 7/16 x 24 1/2 in)
Culture
Buddhists
Museum
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. Katharine Graham
Rights
CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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About this work

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