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A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A SEATED LUOHAN
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
leaning slightly to the proper left with the left arm extended
downward supporting the body and the ankles crossed by
the right hip with the right knee raised, the right arm bent
at the elbow and holding a jewel between the foreÞ nger and
thumb, a loose robe falling in folds over the body and Þ nely
incised with a brocade pattern, the oval face with prominent
cheekbones and eyes, the hairs on the head and face
minutely incised and Þ lled-in with black pigment, the stone
shifting from blood-red at the head to yellowish-white and
gray tones at the lower body, the hexagonal stand carved of
matching stone and carefully incised with brocade patterns
(2)
Height 5⅛ in., 13 cm
$ 6,000-8,000
㶭⋩ℓᶾ䲨ġġġ⢥Ⱉ䞛晽伭㻊⛸⁷

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