A scene in green, orange, and blue depicts a large robed figure seated prominently in the foreground, a small standing figure beside him, and a tiny, seated, floating figure above him, mountains in the background.

Arhat Vanavasin, One of the Sixteen Great Arhats, from a Set of Twenty-Three

Tibeto-Chinese · late 17th/early 18th century

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Stone
59% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.0:1

Terracotta
15% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.7:1

Pale stone
11% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.4:1

Blue-grey
7% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.8:1

Tan
4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.8:1

Slate blue
4% of the image
Blue · text contrast 7.2:1

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Artist: Tibeto-Chinese
Date: late 17th/early 18th century
Type: Painting
Medium: Pigment and gold on silk and cotton
Size: 102 × 61.5 cm (40 1/8 × 24 1/4 in.)
Place: Tibet
Period: 17th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 58, colourfulness 16

Art Institute of Chicago, Alsdorf Foundation, Margaret Gentles, Frederick and Nathalie Gookin, Samuel M. Nickerson, Russell Tyson funds; Ardith Lauerman endowment. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Arhat Vanavasin, One of the Sixteen Great Arhats, from a Set of Twenty-Three

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