{"product_id":"500-arhats-359","title":"Five Hundred Arhats No.359 · The Venerable Sahā (Chinese rendering) | Traditional Hand-Painted Chinese Ink Zen Buddhist Figure Painting | 100×50cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive Hundred Arhats · No.359 The Venerable Sahā (Chinese rendering)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a Chinese rendering of an Indic saintly name possibly close to Sanskrit Sahā (the 'endurance world', this world-system); the exact original is uncertain, so it is kept objectively without forcing an etymology or inventing a biography. Listed among the five hundred arhats, it signifies enduring hardship in the sahā world to liberate beings. The venerable appears as an Indian monk with a patient look, the painting showing only his endurance in the world and conversion of beings; the original should be checked against canon and artwork.\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":47410933661884,"sku":"TCArhats359","price":6900.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/6291\/0652\/files\/TCArhats359--100x50cm-4.5.jpg?v=1788611718","url":"https:\/\/treascol.com\/en-nz\/products\/500-arhats-359","provider":"Treasure Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}