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Subject: [Leica] Arhat Bakula
From: richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 11:18:27 -0800
References: <4CFEBD89.8040203@csdco.com> <AANLkTimUhFTA5DzgzJvPqK1n8Mft7D0doj3jOMt99zP0@mail.gmail.com> <4CFEC4E1.3030901@csdco.com> <AANLkTi=Kt8boZ35i4qjcw86EkPOKkS00DG6PB8yVsSOa@mail.gmail.com> <4CFF93D0.4060602@csdco.com>

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>
>
> 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
>>
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