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A CARVED SOAPSTONE ‘IMMORTALS’
MOUNTAIN
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
deftly carved in high relief with the Eight Immortals riding on
scrolling clouds, beneath a lone gnarled pine tree, amongst
pitted craggy rockwork, the smoothly polished stone of a
greenish-yellow tone with brown skin against dark unpolished
natural stone, stone stand
(2)
21 cm, 8¼ in.
21cm
£ 8,000-12,000 US$ 11,300-16,900
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A SOAPSTONE ‘MOUNTAIN’ BRUSHREST
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
carved in high relief of a sampan ß oating down a stream in a
mountainous landscape with pine trees issuing from craggy
rocks, with a pavilion in the foreground, the stone of a rich
caramel brown tone, wood stand
12.5 cm, 4⅞ in.
£ 600-800 US$ 850-1,150
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