A SET OF EIGHT IVORY FIGURES OF LUOHANS, including Xin Fingdeng with long eyebrows, holding a string of beads and standing on a mythical beast, Wu Daxiang, wearing a string of beads and exposing a figure of the Buddha in his chest while standing on a mythical beast, Futuomiduo, tearing off his face with his hands to reveal a fresh one beneath while standing on a demon, Yi Xianchang, holding a wine ewer while standing on a demon, Bu Dong, holding a Buddha's finger citrus while standing on a toad, You Boju Duo, wearing a string of beads while holding his palms outwards and standing on rockwork, Jiao Xingjie, holding a scroll and pen while standing on a dragon coiled around a pearl, and Yinianjiegong, holding a bell while standing on censer,

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A SET OF EIGHT IVORY FIGURES OF LUOHANS, including Xin Fingdeng with long eyebrows, holding a string of beads and standing on a mythical beast, Wu Daxiang, wearing a string of beads and exposing a figure of the Buddha in his chest while standing on a mythical beast, Futuomiduo, tearing off his face with his hands to reveal a fresh one beneath while standing on a demon, Yi Xianchang, holding a wine ewer while standing on a demon, Bu Dong, holding a Buddha's finger citrus while standing on a toad, You Boju Duo, wearing a string of beads while holding his palms outwards and standing on rockwork, Jiao Xingjie, holding a scroll and pen while standing on a dragon coiled around a pearl, and Yinianjiegong, holding a bell while standing on censer,

19th Century
each approx. 42cm. high (8)
Literature
The Catalogue of Sassoon Chinese Ivories, vol.II, between pp.417-425, nos.313-320

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