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PROPERTY FROM THE INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ART ACQUISITIONS FUND
A PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF A LUOHAN
YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)
Details
A PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF A LUOHAN
YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)
The figure wearing a belted robe with raised decorative borders is shown seated with left hand resting on his knee. His face is carved with deep wrinkles framing his mouth and chin and with long eyebrows turned down at the ends. The characters xi bei yi (northwest number 1) are painted in black on the back. There are traces of green, red, white and black pigments.
26 1/8 in. (66.3 cm.) high, wood stand
YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)
The figure wearing a belted robe with raised decorative borders is shown seated with left hand resting on his knee. His face is carved with deep wrinkles framing his mouth and chin and with long eyebrows turned down at the ends. The characters xi bei yi (northwest number 1) are painted in black on the back. There are traces of green, red, white and black pigments.
26 1/8 in. (66.3 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
James W. Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, Illinois.
John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis.
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, accessioned in 1955.
John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis.
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, accessioned in 1955.
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