Wooden LOHAN. Significant traces of various layers of polychrome paint.

Wooden LOHAN. Significant traces of various layers of polychrome paint. (Minor damage and visible losses). China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 16th–17th century. H. 121. French private collection A striking and beautiful depiction of a standing arhat, hands joined in anjali-mudra. He is dressed in a robe with heavy sleeves. The very graceful face is rendered with great delicacy in keeping with the classical aesthetic of Ming-era Lohan portraits; the eyes are inlaid with sulfur to lend the work great

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