The Rock Bridge at Mount Tiantai 天台石橋圖
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number
F1907.139
Tags
ArhatBuddhismCharles Lang Freer collectionChinaChinese ArtSouthern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279)bridgemiraclemountaintemple
About this artwork
The Tiantai Mountains are located in Zhejiang Province a short distance from the coastal city of Ningbo. Renowned for their wild, dramatic beauty, the mountains were reputedly the abode of gods and immortals. The natural rock bridge spanning a waterfall is one Tiantai's most famous sights. According to legend, this arch is also a pathway to paradise where the five-hundred luohan, saintly guradians of the Buddhist faith, worship and dwell among magnificent celestial temples. Those who venture to ...