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Technique: Painted
Tang Dynasty, Antique Chinese Painted Pottery Kneeling Camel with Oxford TL Test
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese painted pottery kneeling camel with original pigments remaining.
Thermoluminescence (TL) test result from Oxford Authentication Ltd. is included.
Age: China, Tang Dy...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Reverse Glass Painting of Shiva, Parvati and Ganesh from the Pal Collection
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a STUNNING and HIGHLY DESIRABLE and IMPORTANT 19C Reverse Glass Painting of Shiva, Parvati and Ganesh from the Pal Collection.
This piece has impeccable Provenance!
It was purchased by a Private Dallas Collector at Christie’s New York Auction on 20th March 2008. Sale Number 2112, Lot No. 290.
Christie’s operate a twice yearly auction of Southeast Asian Art & Antiquities in New York in the months of March and September.
This sale was titled “The Scholar’s Vision: The Pal Family Collection”.
The painting was described as “A reverse glass painting of Shiva, Parvati and Ganesh – India, Maharashtra, 19th Century.
The holy family seated on the floor, mother and child in the lap of Shiva, with a red background and blue borders. Opaque pigments and metal leaf on glass. 12 x 16 in. (30.4 x 40.6 cm.)
Exhibited:
Durga: Avenging Goddess, Nurturing Mother, Norton Simon Museum of Art, 7 October 2005 – 27 March 2006″.
It carried an Auction estimate of USD 2,500 to USD 3,500 and Sold for USD 2,500 (not including Buyers Premium).
Allowing for inflation alone this would be over $4,300 in today’s value. At highest estimate, this would equate to over $6k in today’s value.
As an added bonus and proof of authenticity the painting still retains it’s original Christie’s Lot No. Label.
It has substantially increased in value over the years as a RARE piece from the ‘renowned’ Pal Family Collection and a RARE piece of antique Asian Indian...
Category
Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Glass
Antique Pair of Large Chinese Vases
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A superb pair of large and elegant Chinese 'Nanjing' porcelain baluster vases, each intricately decorated with an encircling battle scene of warriors on foot and on horseback on its ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Painted Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
$2,250 / set
Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box with the Stand
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese lacquer sewing table with hand painted scenes and beautiful legs. Gilt export black lacquer all-over the table.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
D1 Japanese Antiques Board painting, sliding door, fittings, Peony
Bamboo
Located in Niiza, JP
Size: Depth *3cm Width *87cm Height *173cm 8kg
Estimated packing size: （Sandwich with 5-10mm plywood)
12 × 100 × 185cm 35kg
This is an old fittings of ita-e (wooden board painting...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Cedar
Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box with the Stand
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese lacquer sewing table with hand painted scenes and beautiful legs. Gilt export black lacquer all-over the tabl...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Early Tang Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Noble Fat Lady with Oxford TL Test
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese painted pottery noble fat lady with original pigments remaining.
Thermoluminescence (TL) test result from Oxford Authentication Ltd.
is included.
Age: China, Early ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Porcelain Sake Cup Ochoko Leaves 1960s Kutani ware
Located in Paris, FR
This is a small cup for drinking sake. It is called Ochoko in Japanese.
It was made in showa era around 1960s. It is made with porcelain and all hand painted.
This is Kutani ware.
...
Category
1960s Japanese Showa Vintage Painted Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Nepalese Polychromed Terracotta Mask of Bhairava
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptional mask of Bhairava is finely modeled with an open mouth, bulging eyes, and sharply arched brows. The wrathful expression is flanked by foliate hooped earrings and sur...
Category
16th Century Nepalese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century, Meiji, Antique Japanese Wooden Noh Mask
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Japanese wooden Noh mask.
Age: Japan, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Size: Length 20 C.M. / Width 14.8 C.M. / Thickness 9.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$1,104 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Export Rose Medallion Porcelain Jug. 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
19th-century Chinese Export Rose Mandarin jug, 6.5", very good condition
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Large Chinese Rose Medallion Porcelain Plate, Ric 057
Located in Norton, MA
A truly fine hand-painted porcelain and large Plate from the 19th century.
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Edo-period gosho’ningyô 御所人形 (palace doll) of plump, seated child
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A charming gosho’ningyô (palace doll) of plump, seated child with a brilliant white skin and a small delicately elegant face, reminiscent of a young noble. The doll is playfully rais...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Paste, Silk, Paint
18th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in London, GB
Antique Italian painted commode in black and white from Siena.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$8,462 Sale Price
23% Off
Inside Painted Glass Snuff Bottle by Ye Zhongsan, Dated to Late Qing Dynasty
Located in Tainan, TW
Ye Zhongsan (1869-1945) was born in the late Qing Dynasty and lived in Beijing his entire life, and the generations in Ye Family were officials at that time. Among the traditional in...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Painted Antiquities
Materials
Glass
A Pair of Antique Tang Dynasty Chinese Pottery Court Men with Oxford TL Test
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of large antique Chinese pottery standing court men with Oxford TL test.
Thermoluminescence (TL) test result from Oxford Authentication Ltd. is included.
Age: China, Tang Dyn...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Wood-Carved Kyōgen Mask "Saru" (Monkey) – Expressive Noh Theater Character
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Thank you for visiting our listing among the many auction options available. We are pleased to offer this authentic Japanese wooden Kyōgen mask, depicting the classic "Saru" (Monkey)...
Category
20th Century Painted Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Song Dynasty, A Pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Vases with Dragon and Gods
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of antique Song Dynasty porcelain olive green vases decorated with gods around the vase and flying dragon on top of each vase.
Each lid decorated with crane on the top.
Age:...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
$1,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Chinese Rose Medallion Porcelain Plater, Ric 058
Located in Norton, MA
A truly fine hand-painted porcelain and very large Plater from the 19th century.
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Han Dynasty Green Glazed Pottery Watch Tower with Oxford TL Test
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese green glazed pottery watch tower with Oxford TL test.
Lead glaze with copper is the main colorant used in Han period to produce green glaze. Greenware became popular...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box with the Stand
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese lacquer sewing table with hand painted scenes and beautiful legs. Gilt export black lacquer all-over the tabl...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century, Meiji, Antique Japanese Wooden Noh Mask
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Japanese wooden Noh mask.
Age: Japan, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Size: Length 20 C.M. / Width 13.9 C.M. / Thickness 8 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected d...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Ancient Hand Carved Wood Lion Guardian
Located in South Burlington, VT
A Chinese hand carved and hand painted wooden effigy of a fantastic Bixie dating to before Song dynasty 1279 AD.
Please enjoy the beautiful remnants of its aged original swirling painted surfaces. It has been traditionally carved and assembled in three sections. The tail may be a later replacement.
Period: Song dynasty
Dimensions: 6 inches high and 15 inches wide
About Bixie
The “bixie” is a mythological creature commonly thought to be able to ward off evil forces with its magical powers. In fact, its name means “to ward off evil” in Chinese. In the Han dynasty, “bixie” were commonly represented as winged, four-legged beasts, a form that was probably transmitted from Western Asia.
Provenance:
This is from a private collection and were acquired by us along with a larger wooden horse...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$1,200 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Hand Painted Chinese Wall Mirror
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful Chinese mirror in carved wood ,giltwood with lacquered finish garden motif decorations. In great vintage condition with age-appropria.
Original glass is in fair condition ...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Painted Antiquities
Materials
Paint, Mirror, Lacquer
19th Century, Meiji, Antique Japanese Wooden Noh Mask
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Japanese wooden Noh mask.
Age: Japan, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Size: Length 20.3 C.M. / Width 14.7 C.M. / Thickness 9.3 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expect...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
10th - 12th C., Song Dynasty, Antique Chinese Painted Pottery Panel with Figures
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese painted pottery panel with figures, with original pigments remaining.
Age: China, Song Dynasty, 10th - 12th Century
Size of panel only: Height 24.2 C.M. / Width 28.2...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
$1,336 Sale Price
20% Off
20th C., A Set of Japanese Bronze Animal Sculptures of Mouse, Ram and Rabbit
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A set of Japanese bronze animal sculptures mouse, ram and rabbit with artist sign.
Age: Japan, Showa Period, 20th Century
Size: Height 10.3 - 11.7 C.M. / Width 8 - 8.5 C.M. / Length...
Category
20th Century Japanese Painted Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
$1,920 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Ming Dynasty, A Set of Antique Chinese Glazed Pottery Attendants and Palanquin
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A set of antique Chinese green glazed pottery attendants and palanquin.
Age: China, Ming Dynasty, A.D. 1368 - 1644
Size of figures: Height 39.5 - 40.8 C.M. / Width 11 - 13 C.M. / De...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Song Dynasty, A Pair of Antique Chinese Pottery Brick Tile with Figures
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of antique Chinese pottery brick tile with figures.
Age: China, Song Dynasty, 10th - 12th century
Size excluding stand: Height 26.5 C.M. / Width 26.5 - 26.8 C.M.
Height inclu...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
$2,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Qing Ching Dynasty 1821-1850 Porcelain Enamel Double Mouth Chinese Vase
Located in Louisville, KY
This stunningly enameled porcelain vase has a double mouth opening with hand-painted images of boys playing among the vines, gourds and gourd blossoms. There is a border of bat-like ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Northern Wei Dynasty, Antique Chinese Painted Pottery Standing Court Lady
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese painted pottery standing court lady, with original pigments remaining.
Age: China, Northern Wei Dynasty, A.D. 386 - 535
Size: Height 22.2 C.M. / Width 5.2 C.M. / Dep...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
20th Century, Burmese Wooden Puppet Head with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese puppet head was mainly used in the puppet show.
Due to the heavily used of puppets, the body and costumes are no longer survived.
Age: Burma, 20...
Category
20th Century Burmese Painted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
A Pair of Large Antique Ming Pottery Musician Rider on Horse with Oxford TL Test
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of large antique Chinese pottery musician rider on horse.
Thermoluminescence (TL) test result from Oxford Authentication Ltd.
is included.
Age: China, Ming Dynasty, A.D. 136...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Japan Satsuma Porcelain Vase and Golden Metal 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Large Satsuma porcelain vase from the Meiji on a gilt metal frame from the Napoleon III period. On one side of the vase is represented a deity, probably ...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Metal
$1,202 Sale Price
53% Off
Asian Hand Painted Wood Panel
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian hand painted wood panel depicted imperial officers, children, birds and flowers.
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$2,500 Sale Price
28% Off
19th Century Sanskrit Prayer Book Pages
Located in Wainscott, NY
19th century or older - Sanskrit Prayer Book Pages
Beautiful patina to the worn pages with very dark black background with Sanskrit. Black has subtle shee...
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Paper
$1,400 / set
Early 19th C., Very Rare and Large Antique Burmese Wooden Sculpture of Old Man
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Very rare and large Burmese wooden sculpture of old man.
Age: Burma, Early Mandalay Period, Early 19th Century
Size: Height 135.5 C.M. / W...
Category
Early 19th Century Burmese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Chinoiserie Illuminated Verre Eglomise Frames
Located in Riverdale, NY
Pair of Mid Century Chinoiserie Illuminated Verre Eglomise Frames from the 1940's. A pair of Asian Nobles are beautifully reverse...
Category
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Painted Antiquities
Materials
Metal
Northern Wei Dynasty, Antique Chinese Painted Pottery Standing Court Lady
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese painted pottery standing court lady, with original pigments remaining.
Age: China, Northern Wei Dynasty, A.D. 386 - 535
Size: Height 20.4 C.M. / Width 5 C.M. / Depth...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Han Dynasty, A Set of Antique Chinese Painted Pottery Attendants
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A set of Antique Chinese painted pottery attendants.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Size: Height 18.4 - 31 C.M. / Width 7.8 - 9.7 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old bu...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Northern Wei Dynasty, Antique Chinese Painted Pottery Standing Court Lady
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese painted pottery standing court lady, with original pigments remaining.
Age: China, Northern Wei Dynasty, A.D. 386 - 535
Size: Height 19.5 C.M. / Width 4 C.M. / Depth...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Striking multi-technique work by Robert Natkin - 9397
Located in Ukiah, CA
Striking multi-media work by Robert Natkin. From a large collection of Natkin's works from his early and middle periods. Not examined outside the frame. Glazed with museum glass. Thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Painted Antiquities
Materials
Paper
$3,560 Sale Price
20% Off
20th C., Showa, A Set of Japanese Bronze Animal Chickens with Artist Sign
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A set of Japanese bronze animal chickens with artist sign.
Age: Japan, Showa Period, 20th Century
Size: Height 10.2 - 20.9 C.M. / Width 6 - 8 C.M. / Length 12.5 - 18.3 C.M.
Conditio...
Category
20th Century Japanese Painted Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
$1,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century, Meiji, Antique Japanese Wooden Noh Mask
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Japanese wooden Noh mask.
Age: Japan, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Size: Length 20.9 C.M. / Width 14 C.M. / Thickness 8.8 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$1,104 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Arita, Amsterdams Bont, Tripod Salt Cellars, 1690-1730
Located in Delft, NL
Japanese Arita, Amsterdams Bont, tripod salt cellars, 1690-1730
European decoration on Japanese porcelain.
"Arita" porcelain made in Japan, during ...
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Erotic Otofuku Folk Art Carving, Late Meiji Period, circa 1900
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Rare and highly unusual Japanese Folk Art wood carving depicting the folk heroine and good luck figure Otafuku with a finely painted erotic design on the interior and a carved inscri...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Painted Antiquities
Materials
Cypress
Chinese Ancient Hand Carved Unicorn
Located in South Burlington, VT
A Chinese hand carved and hand painted wooden effigy of an extraordinary unicorn dating to the Song dynasty before 1279 AD.
Please enjoy the beautiful remnants of its aged original ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
19th Century, Mandalay, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Figure
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Burmese wooden seated figure.
Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century
Size: Height 34.3 C.M. / Width 17 C.M. / Depth 15.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expe...
Category
19th Century Burmese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century, Showa, Antique Japanese Wooden Hand Painted Pot
Hibachi
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Japanese wooden hand painted Hibachi.
Hibachi is a traditional Japanese heating device.
Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Size: Height 18.7 C.M. / Width 27.5 C.M...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Painted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Hexagonal hand-painted earthenware tile - Qadjar Kadjar period - Asia
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Kadjar hexagonal tile in hand-painted enameled earthenware decorated with a character in traditional blue clothing turbaned with an orange and green turban, holding an ax and an incense pot...
Category
20th Century Asian Painted Antiquities
Materials
Faience, Earthenware
$643 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century, Antique Burmese Wooden Standing Old Man
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Burmese wooden standing old man.
Age: Burma, Early 20th Century
Size of figure only: Height 111 C.M. / Width 34 C.M.
Height including stand: 115 C.M.
Condition: Nice conditi...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Painted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$2,136 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century, Early Mandalay, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Lady
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Burmese wooden seated lady.
Age: Burma, Early Mandalay Period, Early 19th century
Size: Height 35.5 C.M. / Width 22.8 C.M. / Depth 25 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall ...
Category
Early 19th Century Burmese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century, Mandalay, Antique Burmese Wooden Standing Figure
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Burmese wooden standing figure.
Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century
Size: Height 64 C.M. / Width 21 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation d...
Category
19th Century Burmese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century, Mandalay, Antique Burmese Wooden Standing Figure
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Burmese wooden standing figure.
Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century
Size: Height 77.5 C.M. / Width 21.5 C.M. (size excluding stand)
Condition: Nice condition overall (...
Category
19th Century Burmese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$1,336 Sale Price
20% Off
Console Light Table Ryosuke Harashima Contemporary Zen Japanese Craft Mingei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Console light table designed by Ryosuke Harashima.
Name: How deep the dark.
Collection: Stillife
A low table by morphing a wooden box lid that stores two Japanese gold folding screens...
Category
2010s Japanese Minimalist Painted Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Hand Decorated Porcelain Figure
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th-early 20th century Chinese hand decorated porcelain figure.
Beautifully hand decorated Chinese porcelain figure. This stunning colorful finely detailed figurine or sculptur...
Category
1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Calico Clothing tray Ryosuke Harashima Urushi Contemporary Zen Japanese Mingei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Tray made by Ryosuke Harashima.
This work is made of antique tray painted by urushi and fabric.
Artist create renewed tray which is upholstered with fabric. This pattern was reache...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Painted Antiquities
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Han Dynasty Horse and Rider TL Tested
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tombs of the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) were typically furnished with model figures and other objects believed to be necessary for a safe journey to the afterlife. Historical records indicate that when important military officials died, the imperial Han court would give them elaborate funerals, including a full military cortege. It is likely that this figure of a horse and rider was originally part of a model funerary retinue comprised of soldiers and cavalrymen that would have been placed in such a tomb.
Beautifully proportioned Han dynasty polychrome painted terracotta horse and rider. The warrior is decorated with a painted orange and black tunic. A quiver is visible attached to his back. He would have originally held a wooden bow in between his hands that has rotted away over the centuries. He is riding a beautifully sculpted white horse.
TL tested...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
19th Century Chinese Export Royal Crane Vase Table Lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
In the Chinese culture cranes are the symbols of longevity. This ceramic vase was converted into a table lamp and features a pair of cranes with flowers on a decorative filigree brass base, lovely muted pastel colors, brass fittings and an Asian script...
Category
1880s Chinese Meiji Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Chinese Painted Stucco Head of a Luohan, Song Dynasty, 11th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A remarkable Chinese life sized painted stucco head of a luohan, Song, Liao or Jin Dynasty, circa 11th century, China.
The amazingly life-like figure depicts a luohan (sometime spelled lohan), also known as an arhat, one of the original disciples of the Buddha. The elderly man has been molded in stucco with inset glass eyes and painted with idealized, if slightly exaggerated features.
The unidentified luohan sports a bald, or perhaps shaved, domed head above a bulging forehead, symbolizing his vast wisdom. The wrinkles in his furrowed brow, and creases around his eyes add to his realism. The learned man stares out wisely from deep set, heavily lidded inlaid glass eyes that catch the light.
The luohan has high cheekbones and a prominent jawline. His lips full and pursed as if about to speak. The corners of his mouth turned up ever so slightly in a faint smile, causing his gaunt cheeks to dimple charismatically. A series of dots above the upper lip indicate he may originally have sported a mustache of real hair.
This life sized head with extremely realistic features fits into a very narrow time frame of Chinese Buddhist art. Perhaps the most recognized group of large, finely molded Chinese luohan...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Painted Antiquities
Materials
Glass, Stucco
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