Curator Denise Leidy on a life-size sculpture of an arhat (or luohan, as they are known in China).
Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world.
Why this Buddhist Monk statue defies traditional depictions of religious figures
"It looks like someone you might know, someone you might talk to."
Denise Patry Leidy
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Denise Patry Leidy
Curator, Department of Asian Art
Curator, Department of Asian Art
Photography by Bruce J. Schwarz
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