Incense Burner with the Eighteen Luohans

China

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This ceramic vessel captures both the playfulness and power of the luohans (arhats). At right, one luohan fords a river on the back of a tiger while his companion hails a flying dragon; at left, more luohans welcome their companions, who arrive on floating clouds. This piece was produced under the short-lived Southern Ming dynasty, a remnant court that fled to the south after the Qing dynasty had been established in the north. Dated ceramics from the Southern Ming are extremely rare.

Incense Burner with the Eighteen Luohans, Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration (Jingdezhen ware), China

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Incense Burner with the Eighteen Luohans, Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration (Jingdezhen ware), China
Incense Burner with the Eighteen Luohans, Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration (Jingdezhen ware), China
Incense Burner with the Eighteen Luohans, Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration (Jingdezhen ware), China
Incense Burner with the Eighteen Luohans, Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration (Jingdezhen ware), China

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