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Luohan, Royal Ontario Museum[edit]

This luohan, the Chinese term for arhat, is a Buddhist monk . It is housed in the Bishop White Gallery of Chinese Temple Art at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Ontario. The piece was acquired by three individuals: Charles Currelly, George Crofts, and Mrs. H.D. Warren Curated in 1914, it was one of the first artifacts to be included in the museum's vast collection of Chinese art^[1].

The statue is one of eight that were found in 1912 by German sinologist Friedrich Perzynski inside a cave located near Yixuan, Hebei in northwestern China^[2]. However, only seven are found in museums around the world, as it is believed that the eighth statue was destroyed in Berlin during World War II^[1]. Currently, other luohans from this collection can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, British Museum in London, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia^[2].

Although the piece is dated back to the Liao Dynasty (916-1125 CE), its tri-colour glaze of green, amber, and cream, is reminiscent of elements from Tang Dynasty (618-907) sculptures^[3].

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Cheong, Phillip (Autumn 2007). "Reflections on the Luohan". Friends of the Far East: Newsletter for the Bishop White Committee. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ ^a ^b Far Eastern Department, Royal Ontario Museum (1992). Homage to Heaven, Homage to Earth: Chinese Treasures of the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 174.
^ Heinrich, Theodore Allen (1963). Art Treasures in the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. p. 55.

[friends_of_far_east-1] Cheong, Phillip (Autumn 2007). "Reflections on the Luohan". Friends of the Far East: Newsletter for the Bishop White Committee. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[homage_to_heaven_earth-2] Far Eastern Department, Royal Ontario Museum (1992). Homage to Heaven, Homage to Earth: Chinese Treasures of the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 174.

[art_treasures_in_ROM-3] Heinrich, Theodore Allen (1963). Art Treasures in the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. p. 55.

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