California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 June 23, 2019  June 23, 2019

 Lot # 7068 
A BAMBOO ROOT CARVING OF EMACIATED ARHAT    清 竹根雕瘦骨羅漢


  • Dimension: Height: 4 1/2 in (11.4 cm) Length: 3 3/4 in (9.5 cm) Width: 4 in (10.2 cm)
  • Estimate From: $400
  • Estimate To: $800

Carved seated with both feet crossed, the ascetic luohan is shown watching his buddhist lion on the knee with joyful expression. Qing Dynasty period.


此尊雕像以竹子為材。沿襲經典造型,瘦骨嶙峋,雙肩聳立,屈左膝,蜷右腿。取材上乘,羅漢消瘦,面容慈祥柔和,雙目半闔,唇角上揚,靜思證菩提。此件雕像將佛家至高的“止息散心,專注一境”的禪定氣象表現得淋漓盡致光潔柔潤、紋理細膩,色彩已由淺而深,逐漸呈紅棕色,更給人以古樸典雅、天然尊貴之美感,歷經數百年之歲月滄桑,更凸現大士冥想入定之忘我精神。瘦骨羅漢(又稱雪山大士、雪山童子、雪山婆羅門。)