南明弘光元年 景德鎮窯青花十八羅漢圖香爐|Incense Burner with the Eighteen Luohans
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1645 · Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration (Jingdezhen ware) · Asian Art
This ceramic vessel captures both the playfulness and power of the luohans (arhats). At right, one luohan fords a river on the back of a tiger while his companion hails a flying dragon; at left, more luohans welcome their companions, who arrive on floating clouds. This piece was produced under the short-lived Southern Ming dynasty, a remnant court that fled to the south after the Qing dynasty had been established in the north. Dated ceramics from the Southern Ming are extremely rare.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1645
- Medium
- Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration (Jingdezhen ware)
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Julia and John Curtis, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2020
