California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 July 7, 2018  July 7, 2018

 Lot # 5124 
A SUPERB SHOUSHAN SOAPSTONE ARHAT WITH STAND BY ZHOU BIN    清 周彬製 壽山石羅漢坐像


  • Dimension: Height without stand: 3 in (7.6 cm) Length: 2 1/4 in (5.7 cm) Weight: 141g
  • Estimate From: $2800
  • Estimate To: $5800

Masterfully carved, the seated arhat in meditative pose dressed in loose fitting monastic robes finely etched at the hem with cloud pattern, inlaid with pearl beads, his right hand resting on knee and left hand in dhyana mutra, the head with downcast eyes and benevolent smile, set on a creamy white tone stand carved with six character 'Guge Zhou Bin fanggu'. Qing Dynasty period.


此尊羅漢像選用上等壽山石雕製而成,石材通身嬌黃瑩潤,色澤統一而質感凝結油潤,瑩潤若脂玉,醇厚自然。圓雕羅漢,羅漢打坐狀靜坐,寬額豐容,神態安逸,法相莊嚴。身形並茂,衣飾飄逸極富動感,身上鑲嵌珍珠,可謂形神俱足,華美異常。週尚均,名彬,清康熙時福建漳州人,擅長印鈕雕刻,其鈕作品極具裝飾味,兼具華茂,被稱為“尚均鈕”,名重一時,與同時期的楊玉璇可稱為雙峰並峻的印鈕雕刻大師。其中不少優秀作品多為清宮所收藏,對壽山石雕藝術的發展影響深遠,堪稱一代宗匠。 張先生舊藏