Carved and painted figure of a luohan, or disciple of the historical Buddha, with a monkey on his right. The figure and monkey are painted gold with the rock painted in green. The gold has rubbed off in places to reveal red pigment below. The deity is bearded and holds a scroll in his right hand.
Part of The Louise Tythacott Collection . The Louise Tythacott Collection was compiled as the result of intensive fieldwork over several years in South China and Hong Kong. Ms Tythacott is a Chinese-speaking anthropologist and a museum curator, and was Curator of Ethnography at Liverpool Museum, who was particularly fortunate in developing contacts during the course of her work. Ms Tythacott has also made collections for the Museum of Mankind.