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Chinese, Song Dynasty

960 – 1279

Head of a Lohan. 13. Century

Marble (mounted on base). 31 cm / base: 16 cm (12 ¼ in. / base: 6 ¼ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Chinese, Song Dynasty. Head of a Lohan. 13. Century.

Estimate:

EUR 8,000

 

- 10,000

USD 8,960

 

- 11,200

Sold for:

14,375 EUR (incl. premium)

Autumn Auctions 2016

ORANGERIE Selected Objects, Thursday, 01.12.2016

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Marble (mounted on base). 31 cm / base: 16 cm (12 ¼ in. / base: 6 ¼ in.).

Related literature: Hugo Munsterberg: Chinese Buddhist bronze, Tokyo 1967, p. 121-130 / Ryan Bongseok Joo: The ritual of arhat invitation during the Song Dynasty. Why did Mahāyānists venerate the arhat?; in: Journal of the international Association of Buddhist Studies, vol. 30 (January/February 2007), p. 81-116 / Zhao Wenbing: Chinese Sculpture, New York 2012, p. 108-110.

Before 1966 collection of the art dealer Editha Leppich (1904–1992), Cologne / private collection, South West Germany

Editha Leppich: 4000 Jahre Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne 1966, p. 18, no. 20, plate XX (full page)

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