Seated Figure of a Lohan or Enlightened One

Seated Figure of a Lohan or Enlightened One

A1105-383

Seated Figure Of A Lohan Or Enlightened One

Chinese Asian

Jingdezhen

Jiangxi Province

China

Contemporary

Porcelain

$295.00



The Lohans, or Arhats, are believed to be Buddha's original followers who attained enlightenment and reached Nirvana through the Eightfold Path. They were instructed to await Maitreya, the next enlightened Buddha prophesized to arrived many millennia after Gautama Buddha's death. In China, there were originally only 16 Lohan but two were added sometime in the Tang Dynasty and are popular subjects in Buddhist art, often adorning the entrance way of temples.
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