Ask the Scholar

{
    "localId": "140197",
    "label": "Lohan (Arhat) Holding a Peach; Lohan (Arhat) Holding a Fu Dog",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object"
}

{
    "id": "140197",
    "contentType": "object",
    "title": "Lohan (Arhat) Holding a Peach; Lohan (Arhat) Holding a Fu Dog",
    "description": "<em>Lohan </em>are disciples of Buddha with supernatural powers and eccentric behaviors. One lohan is holding the peach of longevity (<em>shoutao</em>), the other is holding the fu-dog, symbolizing good luck. With carefree smiles and playful gestures, these two figures embody a humorous attitude and a detachment from worldly affairs. This pair of porcelain figures was perhaps part of a house altar set or a decorative item in a household.",
    "date": "1662–1722",
    "citation": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.191",
    "rights": "CC0",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "wikidata": [
        "Q80038045"
    ],
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Ceramic"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.191/1964.191_web.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.191/1964.191_web.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.191/1964.191_web.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "Overall: 24.3 x 12.6 cm (9 9/16 x 4 15/16 in.)",
    "cul": [
        "China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi reign (1662–1722)"
    ],
    "accession": "1964.191"
}

{
    "tec": "porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration",
    "tombstone": "Lohan (Arhat) Holding a Peach; Lohan (Arhat) Holding a Fu Dog (羅漢持桃; 羅漢托福狗), 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi reign (1662–1722). Porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration; overall: 24.3 x 12.6 cm (9 9/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.191",
    "titleInOriginalLanguage": "羅漢持桃; 羅漢托福狗",
    "collection": "China - Qing Dynasty",
    "didYouKnow": "During the 1600s, porcelain sculptures decorated in famille verte overglaze enamel colors were produced for the domestic as well as export market to Europe.",
    "citations": [
        {
            "citation": "<em>Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.",
            "page_number": "Mentioned: p. 74, no. 74 and 75"
        }
    ],
    "url": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.191",
    "creditline": "Severance and Greta Millikin Collection",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-29 07:11:12.185000",
    "imageUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.191/1964.191_print.jpg",
    "sourceId": 140197,
    "dept": "Chinese Art",
    "coll": "China - Qing Dynasty",
    "med": "porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration",
    "thumbnail_url": null,
    "image_url": null
}

{
    "seq": 1,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.191/1964.191_web.jpg",
    "mediaId": "5e9a12fe95316468"
}