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Seated luohan (arhat) in a grotto

18th–19th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 222
This superb sculpture of lapis lazuli depicts a Buddhist sage meditating in a rocky cave under a craggy tree. The master carver demonstrated his formidable skill by managing to turn the large light gray blotches of the stone into the gnarled tree trunk and the whitish spots into the highlights on the monk’s face.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 清中期 青金石羅漢山子
  • Title: Seated luohan (arhat) in a grotto
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
  • Date: 18th–19th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Lapis lazuli
  • Dimensions: H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
  • Classification: Hardstone
  • Credit Line: Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
  • Object Number: 02.18.917
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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