Lohann.

1878 H. A. Giles Gloss. Subj. Far East 81 ‘Lohan cash’ were cast in the reign of the Emperor K'ang Hsi, and were thus honourably named because believed to contain gold.

1880 J. Edkins Chinese Buddhism 5 Among [those]..who have gone deeper than the others into the profundities of Buddhist doctrine, are included those called..by the Chinese, P'usa and Lohan.

1905 Daily Chron. 26 Oct. 3/3 To call the Lohans or disciples of Buddha, ‘Genii awaiting transformation into Buddhas’ sounds as strange as if the twelve Apostles were described as awaiting transformation into Christs.

1936 Discovery Jan. 23/1 These T'ang figures and the great pottery Lohan, the Buddhist priest in contemplation, all live.

1964 M. Medley Handbk. Chinese Art 47 They [sc. Arhats] are called Lohan by the Chinese.

1971 L. A. Boger Dict. World Pottery & Porcelain 201/2 The images of the Lohan are derived chiefly from the art work of one or two painters of the T'ang dynasty.