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66 A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF
SHOULAO

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
㶭 ⢥
⋩ Ⱉ standing and smiling with a characteristically high-domed
ℓ 䞛 forehead and incised ß owing beard, holding a ruyi scepter,
ᶾ 晽 dressed in long layered robes incised with shou characters,
䲨ġġġ ⢥ peaches and ruyi-shaped clouds, the stone a warm yellow
侩 transmuting to beige, with swathes of red and caramel, wood
䩳 stand (2)
⁷
Height 7⅝ in., 19.5 cm

PROVENANCE
Spink & Son, London, 31st May 1984.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving, no. 533.
႒ $ 3,000-5,000
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67 A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF
DONG FANGSHUO

㶭 ⢥ QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
⋩ Ⱉ walking atop a pierced rocky outcrop carrying a large peach
ℓ 䞛 bough, the face with a twinkling smile, the wrinkles, ß owing
ᶾ 晽 beard, embroidery, and other details incised with lines
䲨ġġġ 㜙 accentuated in black pigment, the stone a pale yellow with
㕡 swathes of red
㚼
䩳
⁷ Height 9¼ in., 23.5 cm

PROVENANCE
Collection of Baroness Marie-Louise von Callenberg (1901-1982).
Donald J. Wineman, New York, 8th November 1981.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving, no. 511.
Compare soapstone Þ gural carvings on similar pierced rocky
bases: the Þ rst depicting a luohan, formerly in the collection of
Dr. Ip Yee and sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 19th November
1984, lot 71, the second of Zhang Guolao, sold at Christie’s Hong
Kong, 1st November 2004, lot 975.
$ 12,000-15,000
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