{"product_id":"500-arhats-281","title":"Five Hundred Arhats No.281 · The Venerable Voice of the Dragon Seed | Traditional Hand-Painted Chinese Ink Zen Buddhist Figure Painting | 100×50cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive Hundred Arhats · No.281 The Venerable Voice of the Dragon Seed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Voice of the dragon seed' means the Dharma-voice flows forth with the supreme wisdom of the dragon lineage; the dragon, chief of water creatures, symbolizes noble lineage and sharp supreme faculty, doing the Buddha's work through sound, entering through the dragon-seed's supreme root; the name marks one whose Dharma-voice spreads far with noble faculties. The venerable looks lofty and keen, possessing the brilliance of flowing Dharma-voice, the dragon-seed's supreme wisdom, doing buddha-work through sound, with quick, sharp faculties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePainted 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSize: approx. 100×50cm (4.5 square chi) | Traditional hand-painted Chinese ink Zen Buddhist figure painting | On paper\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Treascol Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47410930614460,"sku":"TCArhats281","price":6900.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/6291\/0652\/files\/TCArhats281--100x50cm-4.5.jpg?v=1788610995","url":"https:\/\/treascol.com\/en-nz\/products\/500-arhats-281","provider":"Treasure Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}