• Dimension: Height: 16 1/8 in (41.0 cm) Length: 14 1/8 in (35.9 cm)
• Estimate From: $4500
• Estimate To: $8500

Each of different posture and expression, both wearing folded robe, the face painted white with calm expression, each is polychromed in various pigments, including red, green, blue, brown,yellow, with traces of pigment loss. Both are shown seated upon a large square plinth. Ming Dynasty period.

大乘佛教寺院中常供奉有十六羅漢、十八羅漢。唐代<<法住記>>載，謂偉大的佛陀臨涅盤時，囑付十六大阿羅漢，自延壽量，常住世間，遊化說法，作眾生福田，故佛寺叢林裏常雕塑羅漢像，供養者眾。十八羅漢乃世人於十六羅漢外另加降龍、伏虎二羅漢。羅漢，是阿羅漢的簡稱。含有殺賊、無生、應供等義。殺賊是殺盡煩惱之賊，無生是解脫生死不受後有，應供是應受天上人間的供養。此件拍品為兩尊泥塑彩繪羅漢像，面向雕刻極為寫實，衣紋貼體垂落於臺座之上，彩繪色彩濃艷，一尊造像左手捏一吐寶鼠，遊戲坐姿坐於臺座。另一尊造像左手持缽放於身前，雙腳結跏趺坐坐於臺上，眼神微微俯視，氣場莊重，嚴肅。兩尊均品相完好，十分難得。