Seated luohan holding a fan

late 18th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 216

In 1757, the Qianlong emperor visited the Shengyin Monastery in Hangzhou and saw a set of sixteen luohan paintings attributed to Guanxiu (832–912), a monk-artist renowned for his eccentric depictions of Buddhist adepts. The emperor fell in love with the paintings and commissioned responses in various media, including jade carvings like this one. The figure’s posture and feather fan suggest the luohan Gopaka

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清中期玉雕羅漢山子
Title: Seated luohan holding a fan
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: late 18th century
Culture: China
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: H. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit Line: Bequest of Edmund C. Converse, 1921
Object Number: 21.175.145
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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