This talk explores an unpublished hand scroll of Buddhist luohans (“stream crossers”) in the collection of Pacific University. Signed by the professional artist Zhou Xun, who worked in Nanjing in the early part of the Qing dynasty, this energetic painting has much in common with the gently humorous images of luohans that gained popularity in the late Ming and Qing periods. However, aspects of this painting, in light of the biography of the artist, suggest a darker message of protest against the Manchu state.
Presented by the UO Confucius Institute for Global China Studies and cosponsored by the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, the Asian Studies Program, and the Department of Art History.
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Public Talk - Eugene, OR