清 丁雲鵬（款） 十八羅漢圖 卷|The Eighteen Luohans

Ding Yunpeng

19th century?; spurious date of 1607 · Handscroll; ink on paper · Asian Art

In the seventeenth century, Ding Yunpeng became famous for his fantastical depictions of luohans. This scroll bears a signature by Ding, but the figures’ facial shapes and the fluttering, gossamer-light brushwork suggest that it is a nineteenth-century copy. At the far left side of the scroll near the top, the artist finished the composition with an exquisitely-drawn dragon descending on clouds, about to be tamed by the seated luohan who opens his mouth to call the beast to heel.

Artist

Ding Yunpeng

Date

19th century?; spurious date of 1607

Medium

Handscroll; ink on paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1996