Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pasvorn, Here is a reference - Harvard messed up a few of the identifications, but so did the Chinese in the 18th century. The Harvard library rubbings are made from the stone copies of the originals. Noedup either saw the stone carvings or rubbings of them. The original Guanxiu paintings were destroyed in the 19th century. http://vc.lib.harvard.edu/vc/deliver/~rubbings/olvwork348704 Best, John On 12/7/10 10:20 PM, Pasvorn Boonmark wrote: > On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 3:36 PM, John Nebel<john.nebel at csdco.com> wrote: >> >> >> The boy must have appeared in Guanxiu's dream along with Bakula; the >> Arhats >> are all painted from a dream in which they appeared and asked Guanxiu to >> paint them. The boy is just visiting for a while? >> > > Jonh, > > Interesting comment about the dream. > > I will have to read more about Guanxiu. May be he is on Google book. :) > > Thanks again for the picture and background info. Fascinating... > . > -Pasvorn > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information