A LARGE BAMBOO 'SIXTEEN LUOHAN' BRUSHPOT, BITONG
Late Qing DynastyThe exterior finely carved in varying levels of relief with a continuous depiction of sixteen Luohan figures within a mountainscape dotted with craggy rockwork, towering pine and wutong trees, all above crashing waves, the interior and base lacquered in black, the bamboo of reddish-brown colour with a glossy patina. 20cm (7 7/8in) high.
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清晚期 竹雕十六羅漢大筆筒Provenance: an important European private collection來源:歐洲重要私人收藏Luohans possessed great wisdom, supernatural powers, courage and the ability to ward off evil. They were enlightened beings who acted as worldly conduits to the state of infinitely-expanded consciousness granted by their enlightenment. Although numbers vary in Buddhist iconography, eighteen was eventually established as the standard Chinese grouping which became popular in later Chinese art, appearing in a wide variety of media.羅漢為梵語音譯,又譯阿羅訶。佛經所載十六羅漢,為釋迦牟尼的得道弟子,傳入中國後,逐漸演變為十八羅漢。本品雕刻精巧,包漿滋潤。以透雕及浮雕技法,於外壁雕就十八羅漢,或坐或立,三五成群,動靜有致,清晚期竹雕技法之圓熟可見一斑。
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