Crossing the Sea on a Qilin (After Shi Tao) (羅漢圖之六)

After Shi Tao's originals, this fantastical composition depicts two arhats riding a qilin across a tumultuous sea. One figure reads a scripture scroll with serene concentration, wholly undisturbed by the churning waves beneath. The contrast between the mythical beast's powerful stride through roiling water and the arhat's quiet absorption in his text captures a core Zen principle: unshakable inner peace amid the storms of the outer world. Part of a series of eight arhat paintings.