California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 June 11, 2022  June 11, 2022

 Lot # 5175 
A YIXING PURPLE CLAY 'LUOHAN' FIGURE    清 紫砂羅漢


  • Dimension: Height: 12 in (30.5 cm) Width: 8 in (20.3 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1500
  • Estimate To: $1800

Modelled in the form of a luohan figure holding an alms bowl, base inscribed with two character mark. Qing Dynasty period.


羅漢又名阿羅漢,意指「一切思惑斷盡」,自唐代開始見於各種藝術形式,有16 至100 名不等。羅漢是佛祖的弟子,公元437 年譯成中文的《入大乘論》中初次提到十六羅漢。此羅漢爲紫砂製成,紫砂精良,自然。面容俊秀,頭頂高聳,廣額,眉骨突出,長眉搭垂,雙目微闔,眉宇間清澈潤朗,祥和寧靜。左右手上舉着佛鉢,左右腳自由而坐,顯得悠然自得。短頸窄肩,瘦骨嶙峋,身着袈裟,輕柔貼體,衣褶自然流暢,垂落於身邊、腿邊宛如流水趟開,極爲寫實。袈裟的細部製作也十分精緻,衣褶清晰。整器神態活靈活現,紋飾精美,用材優良,雕工細膩精湛,具有極高的藝術造詣