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A Japanese sculpture of Luohan, 19th Century or older.

Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
770 - 962 EUR
886 - 1 110 USD
Hammer price
20 000 SEK
Bidding requires special pre approval.
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A Japanese sculpture of Luohan, 19th Century or older.

The deity depicted standing on a lotus throne. Traces of colour pigment in red and white. Height 29,5 cm.

Wear, cracks, worming to base.

Provenance

From the collection of the Swedish painter Einar Jolin (1890-1976), thence by descent.

Einar Jolin had only japanese, chinese, indian and persian works of art in his stuido. He said he never tired of them, that they were products of ancient civilisations, that inspired him greatly and brought great calm and harmony.

Exhibitions

The sculpture is depicted in many of Einar Jolins still life paintings.

Literature

Nils Palmgren; Biografi av Einar Jolin, Stockholm 1947. Depicted in a still life on page 169.