Chinese Standing Figure of a Lohan or Enlightened One

Straight-backed and bearded, with ring earrings and a quiet air of authority.

This porcelain standing figure of a lohan, or enlightened one is from Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China, and is contemporary. Porcelain is made from fine white kaolin clay fired at a high temperature, which gives a hard, smooth and slightly translucent body. Upright figure in ivory glaze wearing a long open robe over a belted layer, with large looped earrings and a bushy mustache. One hand grips a small object at the waist. The base shows two squared shoes. It is 2.5 inches wide, 2.5 deep and 7 high.

Standing very still, which suits the glaze and the expression.