FEUILLE DE BHODI PEINTEXIXème siècle A BODHI LEAF PAINTING 19th Century Ink and colours on a heart shaped bodhi leaf, depicting six luohan under a tree, with Jiali-jia , the Qi xiang luohan , his stomach featuring the Shakyamuni Buddha, standing in front of his elephant; on a blue paper mount. 17.4cm (6 7/8in) high. 十九世紀 菩提葉彩繪羅漢圖 The eighteen arhats, disciples of the historical buddha Shakyamuni were invested with spreading the teachings of Buddhism. Here, the figures are painted on a bodhi tree leave, symbolising the buddha enlightenment under the bodhi tree, which remains sacred for Buddhists.