{"product_id":"500-arhats-401","title":"Five Hundred Arhats No.401 · The Venerable Subduing Dragons and Giving | Traditional Hand-Painted Chinese Ink Zen Buddhist Figure Painting | 100×50cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive Hundred Arhats · No.401 The Venerable Subduing Dragons and Giving\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Subduing dragons and giving' means subduing fierce dragons, gathering through generosity, taming the stubborn and giving fearlessness, like catching a dragon in the bowl, subduing all venom of anger through compassion, then benefiting beings through generosity; the name marks one skilled in taming the stubborn, able to give fearlessness. The venerable makes a subduing gesture, fierce yet kind, possessing the majestic kindness of subduing fierce dragons, taming the stubborn, giving fearlessness, subduing anger and giving aid through compassion.\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":47410935201980,"sku":"TCArhats401","price":6900.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/6291\/0652\/files\/TCArhats401--100x50cm-4.5.jpg?v=1788611718","url":"https:\/\/treascol.com\/en-uk\/products\/500-arhats-401","provider":"Treasure Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}