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Jiujietuanjia (Skt. Jivaka)

Jiujietuanjia (Skt. Jivaka)

1764

If he waves his fan he is warm. If he covers himself with garments he is cold. He says there are no such things as cold and warmth. His is an unorthodox creed. For him warmth is ever in the midst of warmth and cold is unalterably cold, metal cannot revert to the ore and ice is still water.

Ink rubbing on paper
51 x 21 1/2 in. (129.5 x 54.6cm)
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
45.83.4
location
Not currently on view

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