晚明/清初 彩繪陶塑羅漢|Seated luohan holding a rosary

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17th–18th century · Stoneware with pigment · Asian Art

This ceramic sculpture presents a luohan as an elderly monk with a deeply creased forehead. With nearly closed eyes, the luohan clasps a rosary in his hands, probably as he meditates or chants the words of a scripture.

Artist

Unknown

Date

17th–18th century

Medium

Stoneware with pigment

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Robert E. Tod, 1938