Painting on silk representing a group of lohan surrounded by mythical animals, Hua Ziyou (active in the first half of the 19th century), China, 19th century In the background a young assistant holding a staff, next to an arhat riding a lion-dog. This could be the Vijaputra lohan (Xiàoshī Luóhàn in Chinese), known as the smiling lion lohan, followed by the Pindola Bharadvaja lohan (Qílù Luóhàn in Chinese), known as the seated deer lohan, and finally Asita (Chángméi Luóhàn in Chinese), the long-brow lohan. In front of them, a fenghuang with its head turned backwards is watching them. In the foreground, a monkey (a representation of Sun Wukong) carrying the peach of immortality is facing them. The painting is accompanied by a calligraphic text. A title in archaic characters: 皆大懽喜 - Jiē dà huān xi - "The Virtues of Harmony". Follows the inscription: 道光辛卯蓮花生日倣季公麟筆意 - Dàoguāng xīn mao liánhuā shēngrì fang jìgōnglín biyì - "Made in imitation of Li Gonglin's brush on the day of the lotus in the xinmao year of the Daoguang era (1831)", then: 堯民華子宥繪於十二研斎之東軒 - Yaomin Hua Ziyou hui yu shier Yan zhai zhi dong xuan - "Painted by Yaomin Hua Ziyou in the East Hall of the Twelve Searches". Originally vertical scroll framed under glass in Europe. Sight size : 81,5 x 41,5 cm Hua Ziyou, nicknamed Yaomin, was a painter of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). His style was inspired by that of Li Gonglin of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1279), and is characterized by a refined and skillful painting of the contours of the characters. Hua Ziyou was particularly known for his paintings of arhats. 十九世纪 - 華子宥款绢本罗汉画像