Eighteen Luohans, Scene One: Dragon Rising
Title
Eighteen Luohans, Scene One: Dragon Rising
Description
This is an 18th Century Qing Dynasty scroll that depicts seven scenes that read from right to left. Scene one: A four-clawed blue dragon rising from a stormy sea in the midst of terrified fishermen. Such a dragon is conceived as one of the vehicles on which men who follow Taoist teachings faithfully enough get carried off into immortality and eternal happiness on the Mystic Isles of the Eastern Sea, foremost of which is Peng Lai
Creator
Zhou Xun, 1649-1729
Is Part Of
Asian Art Collection
Medium
Ink on Paper
Extent
16 in x 221 in; scroll dowel 1 in
Identifier
PUA_ART_1957_1b
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
painting
hand scroll
Alternative Title
Taoist Immortals (Hsien Nung) on P'eng Lai, Mystic Isle of the Blest
Date Copyrighted
Copyright Not Evaluated
Type
Still Image