Five Hundred Arhats No.13 · The Four Joys of the Dharmadhātu Venerable | Traditional Hand-Painted Chinese Ink Zen Buddhist Figure Painting | 100×50cm

Five Hundred Arhats · No.13 The Four Joys of the Dharmadhātu Venerable

The dharmadhātu encompasses all phenomena; the “four joys” are the sublime delights—dharma-joy and dhyāna-bliss—found within the Dharma. With a cheerful, tranquil face he embodies the ease of one who rests in joy throughout the dharmadhātu.

Painted by Li Zongyi in the freehand Chinese ink (xieyi) tradition, the brushwork is fluent and the ink tones layered from dense to pale, capturing the arhat’s spirit in a few assured strokes. The blank paper itself breathes Zen; figure and spirit are one, blending monastic solemnity with the literati’s ease. Each of the Five Hundred Arhats bears its own name and practice, uniting faith, art and collectibility — an original, non-reproducible hand-painted work.

Size: approx. 100×50cm (4.5 square chi) | Traditional hand-painted Chinese ink Zen Buddhist figure painting | On paper