Arhat with wish-granting jewel and attendant, one of a pair, 1850, Kano Kazunobu, Japanese, 1816 - 1863, 46 3/16 × 20 7/16 in. ( × cm) (image)78 3/8 × 25 1/2 in. ( × cm) (without roller), Ink, color, and gold on silk, Japan, 19th century, Kazunobu, a recently re-evaluated painter of the famous Kanō school, received prestigious commissions from Buddhist temples and was honored by the Imperial Court in 1856 for his talent with the honorary title 'Hokkyō' (Bridge of the Law). His work features Western techniques, such as foreshortening

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