Three Arhats (Luohans), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 16th–17th century, China, Wood (willow) with traces of pigment and gilding, single-woodblock construction, H. 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm); W. 22 in. (55.9 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8 cm), Sculpture, With the spread of Chan (Zen) Buddhism in China in the tenth century, louhans, enlightened Buddhist sages, were often represented as monks performing spiritual exercises. Sitting on roughly hewn rocks, these three louhans are engaged in study and meditation
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Three Arhats, Luohans, Ming dynasty, 1368–1644, 16th–17th century, China, Wood, willow, traces, pigment, gilding, single-woodblock construction, H, 22 1/4, 56.5 cm, W, 22, 55.9, D, 7, 17.8, Sculpture, spread, Chan, Zen, Buddhism, tenth, louhans, enlightened Buddhist sages, represented, monks performing, spiritual, exercises, Sitting, roughly hewn, rocks, three louhans, engaged, study, meditation
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