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Subject:Re: Pair of Buddhist Paintings. Several highly detailed characters.
Posted By: Bill H Sat, Nov 27, 2021
These would appear to be a pair of late 19th-early 20th century paintings that together show all 18 of what I believe are the 18 Chinese Luohans or Arhats who have reached the fourth stage of enlightenment. Among them shown are the "Tiger-Taming" and "Dragon-Taming" Luohans. However, each has their own individual attribute. See the wikipedia.org link below.
The six written characters above the red seals possibly read down as "Painted at Shanghai by Wang Zhenhai (Shang hai wang zhen hai hui - 上海王鎮海繪). However, Zhenhai is a district between Ningbo and Shanghai, so I hope I.Nagy or someone else may be able to tell us what the red seals say to help determine if another given name is involved.
My check of liveauctioneers.com found examples of 18 luohan scroll art selling for between US$750-US$8500, with the higher earnings going to finely done handscrolls.
Best regards,
Bill H.
URL Title :18 Luohans/Arhats
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