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Arhat

CHINA; Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), dated 1099; By Liu Yun; Dry lacquer; H: 44.5 cm; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Hawaii, USA
The Arhat is seated cross-legged in meditation. The figure has a broad forehead and a shaved head. The eyes are shut and the corners of the mouth turned down in intense concentration. The neck shows the three lines of a great person. An outer robe that is fastened with a buckle on one side overlaps the inner robe. An inscription states the statue was completed in 1099 by the sculptor Liu Yun.

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