A lohan A lohan A lohan A luohan, A Buddhist monk figure sits with his head raised and an attentive look in the glass-inlaid eyes. His elongated earlobes indicate that it is no ordinary monk. It is a luohan (arhat), a hermit who lives in seclusion in the mountains and who possesses great wisdom and supernatural powers. He is depicted here as one of the disciples of the Buddha, perhaps concentrated listening to the recitation of a sutra. His hands rest on his raised left leg, which is crossed over the right. Originally he must have sat on a raised surface, because he sits on a surface, while his robe is draped in elegant curves and curls over the front edge at a right angle., anonymous, China, c. 1200 - c. 1400, wood (plant material), lacquer (coating), paint (coating), ogen, h 109 cm × w 59.5 cm × d 44.5 cm
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A lohan, lohan, luohan, Buddhist monk figure sits, head raised, attentive look, glass-inlaid eyes, elongated earlobes indicate, no ordinary monk, arhat, hermit, lives, seclusion, mountains, possesses great wisdom, supernatural powers, depicted, disciples, Buddha, perhaps concentrated listening, recitation, sutra, hands rest, raised left leg, crossed, right, Originally, must, sat, raised surface, sits, surface, robe, draped, elegant curves, curls, front edge, right angle, China, c, 1200, 1400, wood, plant material, lacquer, coating, paint, ogen
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