An anonymous painting of an arhat with a tiger

Description:

Korea, Yi dynasty
71 x 62 cm (90,5 x 80 cm R.)
Ink and colour in silk. Depiction of an arhat, seated upon a rocky ledge, holding a string of prayer beads in his right hand. Shaded by a pine tree, he is accompanied by a tiger standing behind him, its head turned forward in curious attention. To the left, a teapot rests on a charcoal brazier beside a tea bowl and a further bowl containing pastries.
From an old German private collection, acquired in Korea in the 1970s - Minor wear, with slight creases, framed under glass