A Chinese Gilt Bronze Figure of Lohan Immortal
Antique Chinese Gilt Bronze Figure of Lohan
Sturdily cast with his legs crossed, the contemplative face with a furrowed brow below a raised urna, gently pursing his lips framed by a thick curly moustache and beard, flanked by long pendulous pierced earlobes, and wearing a loosely-fitting voluminous sanghati covering his left shoulder, adorned with a patchwork of grids defined by gilt-decorated hems with dragons and florets, over the undergarment gathered around his bare chest, his body unadorned, save for the armband on his sinewy right arm, and the feather fan held in the right hand resting, his left hand slightly clenched, his feet shod in a pair of sandals, seated on a craggy rock covered by animal skin, with a mark on the bottom back.
Excellent condition with aged wear and loss of gilt
H: 31cm
A similar figure sold in Sotheby's. Gods and Beasts – Gilt Bronzes from the Speelman Collection, Hong Kong | 08 Apr 2014
