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AN EXCEPTIONAL CARVED SANDSTONE HEAD OF A LUOHAN The sensitive rendering of the luohan’s expressive countenance is
Tang/Jin Dynasty particularly fine on this superbly carved head. The head is striking for
Naturalistically carved with large expressive almond-shaped eyes its vivid realism. By skilfully carving the head in the round, intricate and
painted black beneath finely painted brows and a pronounced bump naturalistic detailing of the gentle curvature of the skull is captured.
on the forehead, the nose gently curving slightly above the painted
lips, the fleshy face framed between a pair of pendulous ears, the Luohan or arhats, were close personal disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni.
buff-coloured stone with traces of pigment remaining, wood stand. Although they attained Buddhahood during the course of their lives, they
14cm (5 1/2in) high. (2). delayed entering Nirvana and remained on earth to protect the Buddhist
dharma and to aid others in seeking Enlightenment according to the
£10,000 - 15,000 instruction of the Buddha. Luohan figures became increasingly popular
CNY89,000 - 130,000 from the Tang dynasty onwards; see A.Paludan, Chinese Sculpture: A
Great Tradition, Chicago, 2006, p.270.
唐/金 石雕羅漢頭像

Provenance: Jacques Barrere, Paris, 19 September 2002
John J. Studzinski CBE, London

來源：法國巴黎古董商，Jacques Barrere，2002年9月19日
大英帝國司令勳章受勳者John J. Studzinski珍藏

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