Figure / luohan

Description

Figure of a luohan in porcelain with sancai glazes, possibly Tanshou (Raised Hand) Luohan with raised right arm: China, Ming or Qing Dynasty, 16th - 18th century AD

Museum reference

A.1919.433

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Figure / luohan

Production information

China, East Asia

Date

16th - 18th century

Style / Culture

Ming Dynasty, Chinese
Qing Dynasty, Chinese (Manchu)

Materials

Porcelain

Physical description

Unctuous white porcelain with brilliant yellow, green and aubergine glazes; face and hands left unglazed

Associations

Depicted: Tanshou Luohan

Exhibitions

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland