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Wooden Seated ArhatJoseon dynasty (1392-1910), 19th century

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Polychrome wood sculpture of a seated, robed, bald figure holding a small fierce-faced creature, with faded blue, red, and green pigments, on a flat wooden base
Polychrome wood sculpture of a seated Buddhist monk figure in red and blue robes, hands clasped at chest, with a small grotesque creature carved below amid swirling cloud or wave forms; traces of original pigment visible across worn surface.

Unknown, Wooden Seated Arhat, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with Museum Funds, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Wooden Seated Arhat
Place Made
Korea
Date Made
Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), 19th century
Medium
Carved wood with pigments
Dimensions
32 x 22 x 13 in. (81.28 x 55.88 x 33.02 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with Museum Funds
Accession Number
M.2000.15.140
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Korean Art Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, U.S.A. Daejeon, Republic of Korea: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, 2012.
  • Little, Stephen, Tushara Bindu Gude, Karina Romero Blanco, Silvia Seligson, Marco Antonio Karam. Las Huellas de Buda. Ciudad de México : Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018.
  • Little, Stephen, and Tushara Bindu Gude. Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art across Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.