Caption

Luohan on a lion;, arhat and lion iconography; figurine; Chinese art; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century; China; Chinese Buddhism; sculpture; height 9.3 cm, width 7.7 cm, depth 3.7 cm., A small carved figure in shades of beige and light brown sits on a surface against a smooth gradient background that transitions from dark gray at the top to lighter gray near the bottom; the figure depicts an elderly person with a rounded head and a pronounced beard, wearing flowing robes with carved folds and holding an object in their hands, seated atop a stylized creature with a broad face, open mouth, visible teeth, and rounded features; the carving shows subtle surface texture and small speckles of darker brown throughout, and the overall tones include beige, light brown, dark gray, and lighter gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_379

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (480.9Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Luohan lion arhat lion iconography figurine Chinese art Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China Chinese Buddhism sculpture height 9.3 cm width 7.7 cm depth 3.7 cm small carved figure shades beige light brown sits surface smooth gradient background transitions dark gray top lighter gray near bottom figure depicts elderly person rounded head pronounced beard wearing flowing robes carved folds holding object hands seated atop stylized creature broad face open mouth visible teeth rounded features carving subtle texture small speckles darker brown tones include light brown lighter gray.