Caption

Head of Luohan, sculptor unknown, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911; Chinese Buddhism; arhat/luohan iconography; monks; possibly 9th century or, per a specialist, may be contemporary from the late Republic period 19th century; sculpture; height 52 cm., A side view of a pale stone sculpture of a human head mounted on a rectangular stone base, showing smooth rounded contours and carved facial features including a pronounced ear, brow, nose, lips, and chin, with subtle surface discoloration and small pits on the stone; the sculpture sits on a dark surface against a gradient background that transitions from dark gray at the top to a lighter gray near the bottom, and the visible colors are shades of off-white, beige, gray, and black.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_090

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Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.9Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Head Luohan sculptor unknown Chinese Qing 1644–1911 Chinese Buddhism arhat luohan iconography monks 9th century specialist contemporary late Republic period 19th century sculpture height 52 cm side view pale stone sculpture human head mounted rectangular stone base showing smooth rounded contours carved facial features pronounced ear brow nose lips chin subtle surface discoloration small pits stone sculpture sits dark surface gradient background transitions dark gray top lighter gray near bottom visible colors shades off-white beige gray black.