Page 107 - Christies September 13 to 14th Fine Chinese Works of Art New York

PROPERTY FROM THE INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART,
SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ART ACQUISITIONS FUND
1130
A PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF A LUOHAN
YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)
The fgure wearing a belted robe with raised
decorative borders is shown seated with left hand
resting on his knee. His face is carved with deep
wrinkles framing his mouth and chin and with long
eyebrows turned down at the ends. The characters
xi bei yi (northwest number 1) are painted in black
on the back. There are traces of green, red, white
and black pigments.
26¿ in. (66.3 cm.) high, wood stand

$8,000-12,000

PROVENANCE
James W. Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, Illinois.
John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis.
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana,
accessioned in 1955.
元/明 木雕羅漢坐像

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