Description
Snuff bottle carved on a walnut, with a continuous scene depicting the 18 Lohans. They are the original followers of the Buddha and charged to protect the Buddhist faith and to await on earth for the coming of Maitreya, a prophesied enlightened new Buddha.
- Period
- 20th century
- Height
- 4 cm
- Provenance
- Millon and Jutheau sale – December 14, 1989 – Lot # 121
