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A painted soapstone figure of an official and
172 Buddhist lion
184 | Bonhams 17th/18th century
The pale stone formed as a smiling shaven-headed gentleman
elaborately dressed in a red-collared green jacket above a purple
robe, reclining on ruyi-shaped rocks with his right hand gently
clasping an elegant fly-whisk streaming towards the raised right
knee, the left arm supporting a playful Buddhist lion.
10.3cm (4in) wide
£6,000 - 8,000
HK$75,000 - 100,000 CNY59,000 - 79,000

十七/十八世紀 壽山石雕人物獅子

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A soapstone figure of Shoulao and boy
17th/18th century
The yellowish green stone shaped as a tall figure of the God of
Longevity with his distinctive extended cranium and flowing beard,
his body bent over a long staff grasped in his right and and his left
hand supported by a dancing boy gleefully holding up a peach
painted red, wood stand.
22.2cm (8¾in) high (2).
£3,000 - 5,000
HK$37,000 - 62,000 CNY29,000 - 49,000

十七/十八世紀 壽山石雕壽佬童子