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The fne carving and pale, even tone of the jade is a testament to the high
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standard of jade workmanship during the Qianlong era. The Luohan depicted
A WHITE JADE ‘LUOHAN’ TABLE SCREEN AND ZITAN STAND
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) on this screen are even-numbered, with the second identifed as Ajita, the
fourth as Kalika, the sixth as Bhadra, the eighth as Kanaka Bharadvaja, the
The rectangular plaque is exquisitely carved with eight of the Sixteen
Luohan at leisure in a rocky grotto each with their respective attributes and tenth as Rahula, the twelfth as Angaja, the fourteenth as Nagasena, and the
accompanied by an inscription identifying the name of the Luohan and a sixteenth as Abhyeda.
description. The stone is of an even white tone. The plaque is enclosed in a
zitan frame and stand. Compare an impressive white jade table screen carved also with eight
The jade, 6¬ in. (16.7 cm.) wide, zitan stand Luohan in a grotto illustrated in Spink & Son Ltd., The Minor Arts of China
IV, London, 1989, p. 123, catalogue no. 172. It is interesting to note that that
£10,000-15,000 $14,000-20,000
€12,000-17,000 screen is carved with the odd-numbered Luohan, whereas the present lot is
carved with the complementary even-numbered fgures.
清乾隆 白玉羅漢贊插屏連紫檀座

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