Dehua: Statuette of Arhat
Porcelain
Dehua: Statuette of Arhat
CHINA, Fujian, Quanzhou; Qing dynasty
The Arhat is portrayed with wide cheeks, a tucked chin, and a broad forehead which is inclined slightly forward. He appears to be in contemplation with his eyes closed. The body is clothed in inner and outer robes with a cloud-shape clasp. The robes flow down naturally onto a throne in the shape of rocks by the sea. He sits in royal ease position and holds a lotus in his left hand, while the right hand rests on the right knee.
The Dehua statuette is glazed in a gentle tone of bluish-white and is a vivid portrayal of an Arhat in contemplation.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 54.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Dehua: Statuette of Arhat." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 54.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Dehua: Statuette of Arhat" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:54.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Dehua: Statuette of Arhat. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 54).
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