A WELL-CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF A LUOHAN

Details
A WELL-CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF A LUOHAN
18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

The standing figure of Panthaka wearing long priest's robes clasped at one shoulder, with a miniature dragon emerging from the bowl held in his hand, his long hair dressed in curls and his face carved with a delighted expression--9 1/4 in. (23.5cm.) high, lucite stand
Exhibited
Ivories of China and the East, Spink & Son Ltd, London, 1984, Catalogue no. 37

Lot Essay