Une paire d'assiettes en porcelaine de Chine grisaille et doré à décor de Luohan et tigre, Qianlong

Dia.: 23 cm

Luohans, or arhats, are disciples of the Buddha and guardians of Buddhist law. They are enlightened beings, no longer bounded by the cycle of reincarnation. Since the Northern Song dynasty, certain luohans began to be portrayed with a tamed tiger, possibly as a token of their supernatural powers.