Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And when I was growing up, "18 Lohans" not 16, was popular with movies and manga :-) On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 11:42 AM, John Nebel <john.nebel at csdco.com> wrote: > Richard, > > If one searches on the Harvard Chinese rubbings website for Sixteen Arhats > at Shengyin Temple, the 3rd Arhat is unnamed, the name Pantaka is given to > two different Arhats, and the 10th is missing. > > I don't know the details of the 18th century mistakes other than the > hyperlink below. > > John > > > On 12/8/10 12:18 PM, Richard Man wrote: > >> Thanks! Curious what names were misassigned that the Qian Long emperor >> fixed >> and what you thought Harvard messed up? >> >> I am not sure if *my* ancestors were involved in the Tai Ping Rebellion, >> but >> it was started by Haka in the Guang Dong province, which is where my >> ancestors were from.... >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 6:18 AM, John Nebel<john.nebel at csdco.com> >> wrote: >> >> 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<http://vc.lib.harvard.edu/vc/deliver/%7Erubbings/olvwork348704> >>> <http://vc.lib.harvard.edu/vc/deliver/%7Erubbings/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 >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]