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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A FAHUA FIGURE OF A LUOHAN
WANLI INCISED MARK ON THE REVERSE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619), DATED TO THE FIFTH YEAR OF WANLI CORRESPONDING TO 1578
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A FAHUA FIGURE OF A LUOHAN
WANLI INCISED MARK ON THE REVERSE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619), DATED TO THE FIFTH YEAR OF WANLI CORRESPONDING TO 1578
The figure is shown seated on a rockwork base wearing long robes with wide sleeves that fall in loose folds. The back of the base is incised with a Chinese inscription including the dating 'Eighteen Luohans, made in the first winter month of the fifth year of Wanli'.
18 1/8 in. (46 cm.) high
WANLI INCISED MARK ON THE REVERSE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619), DATED TO THE FIFTH YEAR OF WANLI CORRESPONDING TO 1578
The figure is shown seated on a rockwork base wearing long robes with wide sleeves that fall in loose folds. The back of the base is incised with a Chinese inscription including the dating 'Eighteen Luohans, made in the first winter month of the fifth year of Wanli'.
18 1/8 in. (46 cm.) high
Provenance
Formerly in a private collection in France, most of which was purchased in Paris during the 1960s and 1970s, and then by descent to the present owner.