Arhat (Luohan)

Information

Title

Arhat (Luohan)

罗汉

Creator

unknown

Work Type

sculpture

Date

907-1125 C.E.

Period

Liao

Cultural Context

Chinese

Buddhism

Material

stoneware

Technique

glazing

Measurements

(cm) 103 height

File Format

image

Descriptions and Subjects

Work Description

Life-size, seated figure of a 'luohan' (arhat), with hands on lap, on a plinth with perforated front, the robes green and brown with stripes bordered blue. Made of lead-glazed stoneware.

真人大小的罗汉坐像，双手放在膝上，底座上有穿孔，身着绿色和棕色的长袍，镶有蓝色条纹。 由铅釉粗瓷制成。

Image Description

Figure (Lohan). Made of lead glazed ceramic, earthenware.© The Trustees of the British Museum

图（罗汉）。 由铅釉陶瓷、陶器制成。© 大英博物馆受托人

Subjects

arhats

Rights and Identifier

Work Acquisition

Purchased from: S M Franck & Son, 1913. Funded by: Art Fund (as NACF)

Image Rights

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

Image Source

British Museum

Work ID

1913,1221.1

Image ID

BMU-1913-1221-1