Sculpture tête de "luohan", Sung Dynasty (960 -1279) ·  Chine · ID: 3045520

Description

wood, polychrome traces, base

This “Luohan” has strong features, underscored by vigorous incisions. The eyes with drilled pupils under lowered lids are evidence of mystical bliss.

The sculptor knew how to use the veins of the wood to advantage. The knot was left deliberately in the middle of the forehead to imitate a deformation of the head characteristic of Buddha (“the third eye”).

Originally, the word “Luohan” referred to a person who had reached the highest level of enlightenment. Later it was transferred to the important disciples of the Buddha as well as famous Buddhist personalities. In China, one originally knew 16 “Luohan” who were given the task of carrying the teachings of the Buddha to all parts of the world and keeping watch over them in secret.

In the folk tradition, the “Luohan” transformed into figures that
were ascribed supernatural abilities like the Daoist “immortals” and who were considered to be the helpers of the past.

L’objet Sculpture tête de “luohan”, Sung Dynasty (960 -1279) avec l’ID d’objet 3045520 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 91e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 9 mars 2019 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 26 a atteint un prix de vente de 8 000 €.

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Littérature comparée

Knauf Museum Iphofen: Entlang der Seidenstraße, Kunst und Kultur des Buddhismus, München, 1992, p. 245

Publications

Galerie Jacques Barrère, Sculpture D' Asie, Paris, 2005