Sitting luohan (Buddha’s disciple)

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 57.198.1-2
Type: sculpture; religious or cult object; lacquers
Date of production:
13th–14th centuries
Place of production:
Materials: canvas; red lacquer; wood
Techniques: gilt
Dimensions: height: 29.2 cm
width: 17.5 cm
Represented as a monk with closed eyes, bushy eyebrows and deep wrinkles and furrows. The whole body is covered by a long, pleated robe tied at the chest. The image may have belonged to a set of luohans made in China.