A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED LUOHAN
A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED LUOHAN

CHINA, MING-QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

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A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED LUOHAN
CHINA, MING-QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The emaciated figure shown seated with the left arm resting on the bent left knee, his right hand resting on his left arm, wearing a dhoti inlaid in silver with lotus scroll
5 ¾ in.(14.6 cm.) high, softwood stand
Provenance
C. T. Loo Chinese Art (successor Frank Caro), New York, 17 March 1955.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
Literature
The Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the Collection of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf, Chicago, 1970, no. B67.
Pratapaditya Pal et. al, Light of Asia: Buddha Sakyamuni in Asian Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 1984, no. 43 (a).
Exhibited
Chicago, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the Collection of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf, 21 September-13 November 1970.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Light of Asia: Buddha Sakyamuni in Asian Art, 1 March-20 May 1984; Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 30 June-26 August 1984; Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Museum, 1 November 1984-10 February 1985.

Lot Essay


A similar silver-inlaid bronze figure was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 April 2001, lot 781.

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