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A TRANSLUCENT AMBER CARVING OF XIANGLONG LUOHAN, QING DYNASTY
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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A TRANSLUCENT AMBER CARVING OF XIANGLONG LUOHAN, QING DYNASTY

China, 1644-1912. Finely carved as the Taming Dragon Luohan, his right hand raised as he lifts a helpless dragon by the tail. The saint is dressed in monastic robes swaying in the wind with skillfully carved folds, his face neatly detailed with high cheeks and bow-shaped lips, flanked by elongated earlobes. The translucent amber of a fine honey-orange color with dark inclusions.

Provenance
: Old European private collection. Nagel, Stuttgart, 11 May 2013, lot 1684, sold for EUR 1,800 or approx. EUR 2,300 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing. A private collection in Germany, acquired from the above.
Condition: Good condition with minor old wear, few minute chips to edges, natural imperfections including fissures and inclusions.

Weight: 53.1 g
Dimensions: Height 10.7 cm

Xianglong Luohan, also known as the Taming Dragon Luohan, is one of the Eighteen Luohan (or Arhats) in China. His Sanskrit name is Nantimitolo and his origins are said to derive from a Buddhist monk named Mahakasyapa. The legendary Chan Buddhist monk Ji Gong was widely recognized by people as the incarnate of the Xianglong Luohan.

According to legend
, the people of a kingdom in ancient India, after being incited by a demon, went on a rampage against Buddhists and monasteries, stealing the Buddhist scriptures. The Dragon King flooded the kingdom and rescued the scriptures, which he put in his heavenly Dragon Palace. After the Dragon King was tamed by Nantimitolo, who was a disciple of Gautama Buddha, the scriptures were retrieved back to earth. Hence he is called the Taming Dragon Luohan.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 13 December 2010, lot 5119
Price: USD 6,710 or approx. EUR 9,700 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An amber carving of a luohan and lion group, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related subject and manner of carving. Note the size (8.5 cm)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s London, 15 May 2012, lot 293
Price: GBP 3,750 or approx. EUR 7,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An amber carving of a luohan, 18th/19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related subject, manner of carving, and color. Note the size (8 cm)

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拍品估价:300 - 600 欧元 起拍价格:300 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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