Lot 912. A silver-inlaid bronze figure of a seated Luohan, Ming-Qing dynasty, 17th century; 5 ¾ in.(14.6 cm.) high. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 81,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.

The emaciated figure shown seated with the left arm resting on the bent left knee, his right hand resting on his left arm, wearing a dhoti inlaid in silver with lotus scroll.

Provenance: C. T. Loo Chinese Art (successor Frank Caro), New York, 17 March 1955.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.

Literature: The Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the Collection of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf, Chicago, 1970, no. B67.
Pratapaditya Pal et. al, Light of Asia: Buddha Sakyamuni in Asian Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 1984, no. 43 (a).

Exhibited: Chicago, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the Collection of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf, 21 September-13 November 1970.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Light of Asia: Buddha Sakyamuni in Asian Art, 1 March-20 May 1984; Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 30 June-26 August 1984; Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Museum, 1 November 1984-10 February 1985.

Note: A similar silver-inlaid bronze figure was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 April 2001, lot 781.

Christie's. Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II, New York, 24 September 2020