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A RARE PINK SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF LAN
CAIHE
17th/18th century
Skilfully carved holding a woven basket of flowers,
wearing a richly-incised layered robe tied at the
waist suspending a jade pendant, and with an
animal-skin cape worn around the shoulder and a
ruyi necklace, her face with delicate features and
her hair painted in black drawn up behind a tiara
with long ends that trail down onto the back and
with flowers in the tiara, traces of golden pigment
remaining, wood stand.
22.5cm (8 6/7in) high. (2).
£2,500 - 3,500
CNY23,000 - 32,000

Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve.
本拍品不設底價

十七/十八世紀 壽山石仙人執花籃立像

This figure depicts Lan Caihe, one of the Eight
Immortals, who is associated with the attribute of a
basket of flowers. A genderless character in Daoist
stories, Lan Caihe, however, is usually depicted as
a female figure similar to Guanyin from the Qing
dynasty onwards. Compare with a soapstone figure
of Guanyin, which was sold at Sotheby’s Hong
Kong, 24-25 November 2014, lot 1202.

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215
A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND
CHILD
Kangxi
The smooth stone of greenish hue carved as a
seated figure of the Goddess of Mercy clad in a
long flowing robe incised with clouds, with smiling
expression and almond eyes beneath a high
chignon topped with an embroidered veil, the left
knee raised to support a boy holding a flowering
branch, his right foot outstretched to rest in the
deity’s right hand, the soapstone stand carved as
a cluster of Taihu rocks, the figure with traces of
gilding and coloured pigments remaining.
20cm (7 7/8in) high. (2).

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve.
本拍品不設底價

清康熙 壽山石雕送子觀音像

See a related soapstone figure of Guanyin and child,
but missing the throne, 18th century, which was
215 sold at Sotheby’s New York, 11 September 2019,
lot 853.

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