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A carved soapstone figure of a luohan
18th century
The luohan carved sitting with right leg tucked
underneath and the left knee raised and
supporting a single shoe held in the right hand,
the face with incised curling beard and brows,
and a thick moustache painted black either
side of the red-painted mouth, the robe incised
with floral and cloud scroll patterns and edged
with green and red paint, the separately carved
rockwork base similarly painted.
Overall 13.5cm (9½in) high
£2,000 - 3,000
HK$24,000 - 35,000 CNY19,000 - 28,000

十八世紀 壽山石雕羅漢坐像

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An unusual soapstone figure of an
emaciated Siddartha

18th/19th century

The monk carved seated on a rush mat with

the right knee raised supporting both hands

crossed over the knee, the right hand holding a

string of prayer-beads and the bony fingers of

the left hand hanging loosely, the face staring

ahead with an open mouth between sunken

cheeks and the ribs and other emaciated limbs

strongly delineated.
16cm (6¼in) high
£3,000 - 5,000
HK$35,000 - 59,000 CNY28,000 - 47,000

十八/十九世紀 壽山石雕瘦骨和尚坐像

Compare a similar figure of an ascetic carved
in wood and dated to the Qing Dynasty in the
Nanjing Museum, illustrated by Xu Huping, The
Treasures of the Nanjing Museum, Hong Kong,
2001, no.87.

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