清 丁雲鵬（款） 十八羅漢圖 卷|The Eighteen Luohans

Ding Yunpeng executed The Eighteen Luohans as a handscroll in 1849, employing ink on paper in China. The work, classified as a religious painting, depicts the Buddhist figure of a man among the Luohans. Its dimensions measure 21 cm in height by 233.7 cm in width.

The piece entered the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it remains on display. No documentation indicates a specific commissioning patron; the work appears to have been created for personal or devotional purposes. The dating of 1849 is confirmed by both the artist’s inscription and the museum’s catalog entry.

The handscroll is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as recorded in its Wikidata entry.

No accession number, acquisition date, or specific gallery location is provided in the available sources, and no exhibition history is documented.

The hand‑scroll presents a procession of eighteen luohans, the enlightened disciples of the Buddha, rendered in monochrome ink on paper. Arranged along a continuous landscape, the figures alternate between seated postures on rocky outcrops and ethereal positions suspended among clouds, creating a rhythmic visual narrative across the length of the scroll.

Luohan series were a popular devotional theme in Chinese Buddhist art, especially during the Qing era, when court patronage encouraged the production of religious imagery for both private worship and public display. Ding’s rendition reflects this tradition while showcasing his personal mastery of ink technique.