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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY 女士藏品

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A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A VAJRAPUTRA A DOCUMENTARY PAINTED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A
18th century LUOHAN
The smooth stone of greenish hue finely carved as the shaven-headed, Cyclically dated to Renwu year, corresponding to AD1622 or 1682 and
serenely smiling Vajraputra luohan seated with knees slightly raised of the period
and leaning to his left, with both hands supporting a playful Buddhist With gentle face downcast, the figure seated with one leg up and
lion, the body draped with flowing robes and gilded cloak, incised with hands resting on the knee, the body hidden beneath a thickly folded
ruyi-clouds and intricate floral hems coloured red, blue and green, with robe incised with scrolling clouds and floral hem variously painted red,
original zitan stand intricately carved as rockwork, floral sprigs and green and yellow, zitan wood stand.
gnarled branches. 18cm (7 1/8in) high (2).
8.3cm (3 1/4in) high (2).

£2,500 - 4,000 £2,000 - 3,000 CNY18,000 - 28,000
HK$27,000 - 44,000 HK$22,000 - 33,000

CNY23,000 - 37,000

十八世紀 壽山石羅漢坐獅擺件 壬午年(AD1622或1682) 壽山石加彩羅漢坐像

Compare with a related soapstone figure of Vajraputra and Buddhist Provenance: acquired by the owner’s grandfather in Johannesburg
lion cub, 17th century, which was sold at Sotheby’s New York, 19-20 during the early 20th century, and thence by descent
March 2007, lot 571.
來源：
由現藏家之祖父於二十世紀初購自約翰內斯堡, 並由後人保存迄今

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