Lohan (Arhat) Holding a Fu Dog
1662–1722
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Lohan (Arhat) Holding a Fu Dog, 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1662-1722). Porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration; overall: 24.3 x 12.6 cm (9 9/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.191.2 This luohan and its pair embody a humorous attitude and playful behavior, indifference to danger and miracles, and hence a detachment from worldly affairs.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration
- Dimensions
- Overall: 24.3 x 12.6 cm (9 9/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1964.191.2
- Credit Line
- Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
- Exhibitions
- The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, Taming Tigers and Releasing Dragons: Masterpieces of Chinese Buddhist Art – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c, Escaping to a Better World: Eccentrics and Immortals in Chinese Art (Chinese art rotation)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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