Figure / luohan

Description

Figure of Dehua porcelain (with firing cracks), of an arhat, possibly Kaixin (Happy), with two seals on the back: China, Fujian Province, Dehua, by Xu Caiyuan, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign, 1736 - 1795 AD

Museum reference

A.1924.191

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Figure / luohan

Production information

Xu Caiyuan, c. 1736 - 1795 (fl.), Maker
Dehua County, Fujian Province, China, East Asia

Date

Late 18th - early 19th century

Style / Culture

Qing Dynasty, Chinese (Manchu)

Materials

Porcelain

Physical description

Blanc-de-Chine

Exhibitions

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

On display

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