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Re: Re: Re: Guangxu plate? Close-ups

Posted By: Bill H
Posted Date: May 30, 2012 (01:02 PM)

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I haven't absorbed the names of all these Luohans, though the corpulent one with the bag on the right side of the bottom image seems to be the 'Budai Heshang' (Cloth Sack Monk), considered in some branches of Buddhism to be an avatar of the Bodhisattva or Mortal Buddha Maitreya.

I would guess that the 'Frisbees' are flaming pearls of wisdom being created by the deities and in one case being used to tempt the dragon. As a rule, dragons usually are depicted competing keenly for such pearls.

I looked briefly to see if similar plates are on the market but found none. Here's a URL to an older and larger bowl with similar decoration. Your plate might fetch around US$500-750 from a Chinese bidder on eBay. The small kiln flaws on it usually are accepted as diagnostic of the period, so have no serious impact on value, as would post-production damage.

Best regards,

Bill H.

Link :LuohanBowl

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