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An impressive set of eighteen carved ivory Luohans, 19th/20th…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
17-Jul-2019
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Description:
An impressive set of eighteen carved ivory Luohans, 19th/20th century, each bald ascetic finely carved standing wearing long layered wide-sleeved robes, in different postures and making different gestures with their hands and holding various attributes, the faces with individual features and various expressions, some appearing happy, others serious or amused, their multi-coloured robes painted with a variety of patterns, wood stands, fitted box, -36, each 20 cm high. Provenance: acquired in China in the 1960's. Private collection, Melbourne by descent. Other Notes: Compare with a similar set of Luohan from the collection of the Albright-Knox Art gallery, buffalo, New York, sold Sotheby's, New York, 19 March 2007, lot 715, and again Bonham's, Hong Kong, 24 November 2012, lot 652
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Category:
Oriental: Ivory