Head of a Luohan
CultureChinese
DateLiao-Jin dynasty (907-1234)
MediumDry lacquer with traces of gilding and paint
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 inches (29.21 × 16.51 × 16.51 cm)
Credit LineGift of Yamanaka & Co.
Object number33-9/2
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DescriptionNaturalistic head of aged Lohan. Bulging brows and deep-set eyes with lines around eyes from nose to chin and mouth.ProvenanceYamanaka & Co.;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
William Watson, L’Art de I’Ancienne Chine (Paris: Editions D’Art Lucien Mazenod, 1979), 207, pl. 102 (repro.).
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