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A RARE SANDSTONE HEAD OF A LUOHAN Animated like portraits of luohans are extremely rare, most examples
14th/15th century being straightforward and somewhat idealised renditions. The present
Expressively carved with a broad smile and deep-cut lines, beneath lot most probably originates from Sichuan Province, which has a long
a short bulbous nose and narrow squinting eyes, all between large tradition of depicting lively, caricature-like effigies of humans, as is
pendulous ears, the stone of dark reddish-brown tone, stand. evident in some of its pottery figures of entertainers, such as a figure
25cm (9 7/8in) high (2). of the grimacing drummer in the Sichuan Provincial Museum; see
R.Bagley, Ancient Sichuan: Treasures from a Lost Civilization, Seattle,
£8,000 - 12,000 2001, p.298, no.111. A more naturalistic trend in sculpture was
CNY71,000 - 110,000 initiated by Song dynasty sculptors, who also often depicted human
figures with animated, expressive faces. This trend continued into the
十四/十五世紀 石雕羅漢頭像 subsequent Yuan and Ming dynasties. Two sandstone sculptures of
arhats, one with a tiger, the other with a dragon, were discovered in
1980 at the Boshan Temple site in Fu county, Shaanxi Province; see
Provenance: Ben Janssens Oriental Art Ltd., London, 20 February 2006 H.Rogers, China 5000 Years: Innovation and Transformation in the
John J. Studzinski CBE, London Arts, New York, 1998, no.177.

來源：英國倫敦古董商，Ben Janssens Oriental Art Ltd.，2006年2月20日
大英帝國司令勳章受勳者John J. Studzinski珍藏

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