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PROPERTY FROM THE JEFFREY M. KAPLAN Three large painted stucco gures of Luohan
COLLECTION in the Lingyan temple in Shandong province,
are illustrated in situ in Zhongguo meishu
A LARGE POLYCHROME GESSO quanji. Diaosu bian. Yuan Ming Qing diaosu [The
AND CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF A complete series on Chinese Art. Sculpture. Yuan,
LUOHAN Ming and Qing dynasties], vol. 6, Beijing, 1988,
MING / QING DYNASTY pls 23-25; a smaller sculpture was sold in these
rooms, 3rd June 1987, lot 281; and a further
possibly depicting the arhat Panthaka, carved example from the collection of Arthur Vernay,
seated in sukhasana, the right arm outstretched was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27th April 1997,
in kartari mudra, the other clasping the folds of lot 528.
the sleeve, the long loose- tting robes secured
at the waist and falling in deep folds around $ 40,000-60,000
the body, the intent face with narrow almond-
shaped eyes inset with beads, framed by pendent E J Frankel 2005
earlobes, extensive blue, green and red pigment,
wood stand (2)
Height 40⅜ in., 102.5 cm

PROVENANCE
E & J Frankel, New York, 2005.