Caption

Figurine of a rakan Buddhist saint, ceramist, maker name: Choynowski, Józef 1833–ca.1915 author, Dawidow, Aleksander Pietrowicz 1838–1885 revindication, Japanese art; Japanese culture; Meiji 1868–1912; ceramics; figurines; male figurines; bowls; Buddhism; arhat iconography; rakan iconography; beggars; 1882 Meiji 15 ; Japan; sculpture; height 21.5 cm; width 19.0 cm, A small sculpted figure with a rough, textured surface in shades of beige, brown, and tan sits on a glossy reddish-brown base; the figure has an exaggerated facial expression with deep-set features and is holding a rounded, mottled bowl that shows dark brown and gold tones, while the background is a uniform light grayish-lavender color.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_012

License type

Rights managed

Available size

75.5Mb (1.2Mb) / 14.7in x 20.0in / 4401 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine rakan Buddhist saint ceramist maker name Choynowski Józef 1833–ca.1915 author Dawidow Aleksander Pietrowicz 1838–1885 revindication Japanese art Japanese culture Meiji 1868–1912 ceramics figurines male figurines bowls Buddhism arhat iconography rakan iconography beggars 1882 Meiji 15 Japan sculpture height 21.5 cm width 19.0 cm small sculpted figure rough textured surface shades beige brown tan sits glossy reddish-brown base figure exaggerated facial expression deep-set features holding rounded mottled bowl dark brown gold tones background uniform light grayish-lavender color.