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A LARGE REPOUSSÉ PARCEL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN
18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
A LARGE REPOUSSÉ PARCEL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The arhat stands on a gilded lotus base with his right hand raised in vitarka mudra and the left held with palm up. He wears heavy gilded robes draped over the left shoulder, the face is flanked by prominent ears, and the hair is closely shorn.
45 ½ in. (115.6 cm.) high
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The arhat stands on a gilded lotus base with his right hand raised in vitarka mudra and the left held with palm up. He wears heavy gilded robes draped over the left shoulder, the face is flanked by prominent ears, and the hair is closely shorn.
45 ½ in. (115.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Cesa Atrium, Zurich, 29 August 1969.
Sale room notice
Please note the size of this lot is 45 1/2 in. (115.6 cm.) high.