Lot 81. Attributed to Wan Shouqi (1603-1652), A Set of Six Paintings of Eighteen Luohans. Each, 81.7cm (32 1/8in) high x 42.7cm (16 7/8in) wide. Estimate £ 30,000-50,000. Sold for £ 56,312 (€ 62,790). Courtesy Bonhams.

Six paintings depicting the Eighteen Luohans, gilt, ink and pigment on blue paper, one painting with signature and two seals of the artist, each mounted, glazed and framed.

Note: Wan Shouqi 萬壽祺 (1603-1652), from Xuzhou, was styled Nian Shao (年少), as well as Jieruo (介若), and was commonly called 'Mr Young' (年少先生). In the third year of the Chongzhen reign (1630) he passed the juren degree at the County level, together with the scholar Chen Zilong 陳子龍 (1608-1647). He was loyal to the Ming dynasty and resisted the Manchu Qing invasion, retiring as a recluse after the fall of the Ming dynasty.

Compare with a similar painting of three luohan, attributed to Wan Shouqi, which was sold at Sotheby's Paris, 12 December 2017, lot 42.

Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, London, 5 Nov 2020.