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A RARE CARVED BLACK LIMESTONE HEAD OF A LUOHAN It is possible that the present figure is a representation of Buddha’s
Tang Dynasty disciple Ananda, who (together with Kasyapa) is often portrayed flanking
The smooth shaved head carved with meditative downcast eyes Buddha. The Tang dynasty emperors adhered to all three major beliefs
beneath gently arched brows, the full-lips curled in a gentle smile – Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism - to secure popular support
beneath a pointed nose, all flanked by long pendulous earlobes, stand. for their dynasty and in so doing reinforced the close association
19.5cm (7 5/8in) high. (2). of sculpture and state; see A.Paludan, Chinese Sculpture: A Great
Tradition, Chicago, 2006, p.270. The present head of a luohan belongs
£25,000 - 35,000 to the Buddhist category and closely resembles sculptures of disciples
CNY220,000 - 310,000 flanking Buddha in the Qianfodong (Cave of a Thousand Buddhas)
dated to the early Tang period; see also those in the Longmen Grottoes,
Luoyang, Henan Province, illustrated by A.Paludan, Ibid., p.293, fig.178;
唐 石雕羅漢頭像 and other examples in Cyugoku Sekkutsu: Ryumon Sekkutsu, vol.2,
Heibonsha series, 1988, pls.55 and 64.
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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