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This ceramic sculpture presents a luohan as an elderly monk with a deeply creased forehead. With nearly closed eyes, the luohan clasps a rosary in his hands, probably as he meditates or chants the words of a scripture.
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晚明/清初 彩繪陶塑羅漢
Title: Seated luohan holding a rosary
Period: late Ming (1368–1644) or early Qing (1644–1911) dynasty
Date: 17th–18th century
Culture: China
Medium: Stoneware with pigment
Dimensions: H. 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm); W. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Robert E. Tod, 1938
Object Number: 38.56.1
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