Chinese Luohan

A kind, even humorous companion to the stern luohan, this sculpture also carries lots of personality. One feels like it must have been a portrait of a gentle, but very realized spiri...

A 19th century Chinese Luohan table with a woven cane top and curved legs ending in carved Ruyi (auspicious mushroom) feet.

This bamboo daybed sofa is a modern iteration of the traditional Chinese daybed. Known as a luohan chuang, or couch bed, this type of daybed is defined by its raised platform surface...

Early antique Chinese life size carved wooden head of Luohan ( Lohan, Arhat ) a disciple of Buddha who has reached enlightenment and achieved nirvana.

For much of Chinese history, it was customary to sit on mats on the ground, and it was only relatively recently that people began to use raised seating. The louhan bed is a piece of ...

​​Chinese knotted tassels are used to add elegance to everyday items like hairpins or lanterns.

An early 20th century Chinese carved Luohan figure seated on a rock.

A Chinese soapstone carving depicting the Luohan in an elaborate robe seated and meditating, or praying.

A 19th century Chinese elmwood Luohan daybed with simple side rails, a caned seat and gently curved legs ending in horse-hoof feet.

Fine Chinese wood head of a Luohan. Ming dynasty 1368-1644 This piece has some age related stress fractures and went through a complete process of conservative restoration.

This large luohan daybed anchors its surroundings with its monumental scale and bold, decorative carvings. Known as a luohan chuang, or couch bed, this form of low-backed daybed emer...

A 19th century Chinese elmwood Luohan daybed with simple rails and carved lotus finials.

Of classical form and crafted of ironwood (tieli mu), this luohan bed, with its elegant shape and generous proportions, would have originally graced the studio of a Chinese gentleman...

Each bears a gilded bas relief image of a given Luohan, with his description in Chinese molded on the verso and with “Hu Kaiwen zhi” on the edge.

According to Chinese belief, a Luohan is a monk that has attained enlightenment.

A well carved and expressive limestone head of a luohan, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), China. Luohan (lohan), also called arhats, were the original disciples of the Buddha and are reve...

Gorgeous and intricately carved low daybed or Luohan constructed of solid teak in British Colonial Hong Kong. Detailed geometric fretwork and carving adorns this unusual sectional pi...

Luohan were popular in China for many centuries because their elegant form balanced beautifully with the sturdy, light weight design.

Chinese nut carving is a traditional craft that dates back as far as the Song dynasty (960 to 1279).

Gorgeous and intricately carved low daybed or Luohan constructed of rosewood with brass fittings in British Colonial Hong Kong. Detailed geometric fretwork and carving adorns this un...

A serene and charming Chinese carved and lacquered wooden figure of an Arhat or Luohan, late Ming dynasty, circa 1600.

A large Cloisonné enameled Chinese bowl decorated with Luohans on the exterior.

History: Arhats or Luohans in China were Buddha disciple and enlightened and saintly men.

With its beautifully hand carved railing, front apron and legs, this over a century old antique Chinese Luohan bed makes a show piece daybed or love seat in any room.