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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE FIGURES OF LUOHANS
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE FIGURES OF LUOHANS

19TH CENTURY

Fermé25 January 2010

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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE FIGURES OF LUOHANS
19TH CENTURY
Each disciple modeled wearing flowing robes and a serene expression on his face, one seated on the back of a Buddhistic lion, a bell in his hand, the other atop a mythical beast and holding a lotus bloom
17 7/8 in. (45.4 cm.) high (2)

Note du spécialiste

Luohans, also known as Arhats or 'Destroyers of the Passions', vary in numbers between sixteen and a hundred and are depicted in Chinese art from the Tang dynasty onwards. As Buddha's apostles they are associated with various mythical beasts and magical attributes.

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