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A MASTERLY CARVED 18 CENTURY
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SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN WITH QILIN
Soapstone of an opaque beige -white color with
natural inclusions in various other hues, remains of
gold and black paint
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China, 18 century

This delicate soapstone figure once adorned a literati
desk as a brush stand, as the figure is lending a
brush the ideal resting place at the bend of the right
arm. With his other hand, the holy man is holding
a qilin cub, that is playfully looking up to him. The
sculpture has been carved with exquisite detail, best
visible at the facial hair, the expressive ribcage or the
naturalistic flow of the gown.

Shape: Figural shape
Dimensions: 5,3 cm (height), 6,5 cm (length), 1,5 cm
(width)
Condition: Very good condition with fine hand patina
Provenance: Austrian private collection

Literature comparison: Sotheby’s, ROGER KEVERNE -
50 YEARS IN THE TRADE, 05 OCTOBER 2016, HONG
KONG, lot 1 (for another Luohan soapstone figure
– comparable in carving quality, size and color of the
material).
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⋩ℓᶾ䲨⢥Ⱉ䞛䱦晽Ⱦ伭㻊渺湇ȿ
ᶵ德㖶ḛ䘥刚䘪䞛炻⣑䃞䲳䎮炻怢䔁慹刚␴湹刚⟿㕁
ᷕ⚳炻⋩ℓᶾ䲨

忁⟲䘪䞛㚦⛐㔯Ṣ㚠㟴ᶲἄ䇚ᶨᾳ䫮㒙炻⚈䁢忁伭㻊
䫮㒙⎛兪⻶㚚嗽⎗ẍ䎮゛䘬ㆸ䇚㮃䫮䘬ẹ〗⟜㇨ˤġ⎎
ᶨ㕡朊炻忁ỵ伭㻊㬋㉙叿ᶨ晣渺湇⸤⳥炻⪱㇚⛘ẘ㛃叿
Ṿˤġ娚晽⟹䳘䭨晽⇣䱦伶炻⯌℞橼䎦⛐朊悐堐ねˣ㮃
檖ˣ㤝℟堐䎦≃䘬傠⹻⍲冒䃞㳩≽䘬⢾堵ᷕˤġ
⼊䉨烉晐⼊侴晽
⯢⮠烉5,3x6,5x1,5 cmġĩ檀Ź攟Ź⮔Ī
⑩䚠㤝⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑
60 ⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷ġġ
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A FINE 17 / 18 CENTURY SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN ⋩ᶫ军⋩ℓᶾ䲨⢥Ⱉ䞛伭㻊⛸⁷ ġ
Soapstone of a creamy-beige color with natural inclusions, burgundy, ⢥Ⱉ䞛䰛湫刚炻⣑䃞䲳䎮炻⎗夳䲭墸刚ˣ慹刚⍲湹刚⟿⼑ġ 㔯䌣⍫侫烉喯⭴㭼˪䱦喲䏛䎭烉Roger Keverne䥩Ṣ䐘
gold and black staining ᷕ⚳炻⋩ᶫ军⋩ℓᶾ䲨 啷˫炻2016⸜10㚰5㖍炻楁㷗炻IJ嘇㉵⑩ġ炷⎎ᶨẞ⢥Ⱉ䞛
China, 17 / 18 century 伭㻊⛸⁷炻⎗㭼庫晽⇣ⶍ喅炻⯢⮠␴㛸㕁柼刚炸
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忁ẞ䱦伶䘬⢥Ⱉ䞛伭㻊⁷炻伭㻊暁ㇳ㉙叿ᶨᾳ以ˤġṾ䘬攟堵ᶳ㒢嗽梦⌟叱
This fine soapstone carving shows a Luohan seated at ease, holding 勱䲳炻叱䇯姕妰圵⎰Ḯ⣑䃞塪䷓ˤġ伭㻊䳘攟䘬柕悐␴攟俛✪栗䣢ḮṾ㯠⿮ Estimate EUR 800,-
a bowl in both his hands. His long robe is incised with floral motifs at 䘬㘢ㄏ冯ㆸ⯙ˤ Starting price EUR 400,-
the hems and foliate designs are incorporating the fissures. The arhat
is shown with an elongated head and long earlobes, both hints to his ⼊䉨烉晐⼊侴晽
achievement of enlightenment and eternal wisdom. ⯢⮠烉11,5x6,5x5cmġĩ檀Ź攟Ź⮔Īġġ
⑩䚠㤝⤥炻⊭㻧㹓㼌炻柕悐㚱ᶨᾳ⮷仢⎋
Shape: Figural shape 劙⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷ġġ
Dimensions: 11,5 cm (height), 6,5 cm (length), 5 cm (width) ġ
Condition: Very good condition with fine hand patina and one tiny notch 㔯䌣⍫侫烉喯⭴㭼˪ᷕ⚳昞䒟⍲ⶍ喅⑩˫炻2011⸜Ķ㚰IJIJ㖍炻ΐ㔎炻122嘇㉵⑩炷
to top of head ⎎ᶨẞ⢥Ⱉ䞛伭㻊⛸⁷炻⎗㭼庫晽⇣ⶍ喅炻⯢⮠␴⎴ᶨ㗪ẋ
Provenance: British collection
Estimate EUR 800,-
Literature comparison: Sotheby’s, FINE CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS Starting price EUR 400,-
OF ART, 11 MAY 2011, LONDON, lot 122 (for another Luohan soapstone
figure – comparable in carving quality, size and dating to the same period).
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