Seated Lohan holding a Lotus Bud (one of a pair)

Unidentified Ming Dynasty maker, Chinese, 1368 - 1644

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Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), 1480

Iron

Overall: 29 1/4 in. (74.3 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Evelyn A. and William B. Jaffe Fund

S.966.36.2

Geography

Place Made: China, East Asia, Asia

Period

1400-1600

Object Name

Sculpture

Research Area

Asia

Not on view

Inscriptions

Date appears on the back of the sculpture: 1480; Yt-3959 Dealer's number

Exhibition History

A Collector's Choice, William B. Jaffe Memorial Exhibition, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, December 8, 1972-January 7, 1973.

Director's Choice, Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 10-July 10, 1966.

Provenance

J.T. Tai & Co., Inc., New York, NY; sold to present collection, 1966.

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