Lot Essay
The inscription identifies the depicted figure as the Eighth Arhat Kanakabharadvaja, one of the Sixteen Arhats or Luohans.
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PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN
A GREENISH-WHITE AND GREY JADE 'LUOHAN' CARVING
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A GREENISH-WHITE AND GREY JADE 'LUOHAN' CARVING
The jade is carved as a smiling luohan in front of a grotto, his body covered in loose robes and seated on a overhanging rock. The wall of the grotto has an inscription. The stone is of a pale greenish-white tone with grey inclusions.
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high, zitan stand
The jade is carved as a smiling luohan in front of a grotto, his body covered in loose robes and seated on a overhanging rock. The wall of the grotto has an inscription. The stone is of a pale greenish-white tone with grey inclusions.
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high, zitan stand
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