Chinese Mammoth Tusk Carving
Lion King
Arhat Kala
Artist Signature: unsigned. early 20th Century
H 1.25in.(3cm.), W 2in.(5cm.), D 1in.(2.5cm.)
Condition: Excellent

Also known as Kaliha or Kalika, he rules over the Lion region, supposed to be Ceylon, and has a retinue of a thousand arhats. He usually sits in meditation with his books and has extremely long eyebrows which he holds up from the ground. He is seen here distracted by a little lion-dog who is tugging at one of the eyebrows as if it were a rope. A whimsical representation in mammoth ivory which is creamy in color on the front and bearing large areas of darker material on the back. Such dramatic variations are not unusual in mammoth ivory. This piece is nicely marked with striations and is a well carved representation in a lighter vein.

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