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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Luohan

Figure of Luohan
1736-1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a seated Luohan, of porcelain, painted with overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette. He wears a blue robe decorated with peaches.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLuohan (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Figure of Luohan, porcelain painted with overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Physical description
Figure of a seated Luohan, of porcelain, painted with overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette. He wears a blue robe decorated with peaches.
Dimensions
  • Height: 43.2cm
Styles
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan No. 2357
Collection
Accession number
C.1368-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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