Chinese Seated Figure of a Lohan or Enlightened One

Cross-legged and perfectly settled, this old man holds a small round object in his lap.

This seated porcelain figure of a lohan or enlightened one is from Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China, and is contemporary. Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province has been the center of Chinese porcelain production for many centuries, and its kilns have supplied courts and markets at home and abroad. Seated robed figure with large loop earrings, a bald head and lined face. Both hands rest in the lap around a small round item, and the robe falls in deep folds over an oval base with a woven edge. Glossy and creamy. It is 5 inches wide, 3.25 deep and 5 high.

Utterly at ease, and the folds are doing the work.