Arhat (Luohan) Figure

Item

Identifier
1913,1221.1
Title
Arhat (Luohan) Figure
三彩罗汉像
Creator
Unknown Artist
Description
Life-size sculpture; Part of a group of sixteen figures from Emei Temple, Baiyu Mountain, Yi county, Hebei Province, China; During the early years of the Republic of China, several sculptures were stolen and damaged, with all ten remaining ones currently lost overseas.
Date
Liao Dynasty
Former Location
Hebei
Current Location
British Museum
Type
Stoneware with three-color glaze figure sculpture
Rights Holder
The British Museum