Two Lohans. Dimensions: Page: H. 13 9/16 in. (34.5 cm)W. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)Mat: H. 24 in. (61 cm)W. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm). Date: ca. 1480.Images of ascetic figures such as these, referred to as lohans in Buddhist tradition, appear regularly in Chinese art. This drawing, however, is inscribed in the lower left "Siyah Qalam" (literally, Black Pen), linking this tinted drawing to a series of similarly inscribed pieces preserved in albums in Istanbul's Topkapi Palace Library. While these materials require further investigation, signed and dated pieces in the albums fall mostly within the reign of the Aq Quyunlu ruler Sultan Ya'qub (r. 1478-90), who reigned at Tabriz. Drawings such as this one may have been practice studies, after Chinese originals. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Two Lohans. Dimensions: Page: H. 13 9/16 in. (34.5 cm)W. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)Mat: H. 24 in. (61 cm)W. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm). Date: ca. 1480.Images of ascetic figures such as these, referred to as lohans in Buddhist tradition, appear regularly in Chinese art. This drawing, however, is inscribed in the lower left "Siyah Qalam" (literally, Black Pen), linking this tinted drawing to a series of similarly inscribed pieces preserved in albums in Istanbul's Topkapi Palace Library. While these materials require further investigation, signed and dated pieces in the albums fall mostly within the reign of the Aq Quyunlu ruler Sultan Ya'qub (r. 1478-90), who reigned at Tabriz. Drawings such as this one may have been practice studies, after Chinese originals. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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