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A SOAPSTONE CARVING OF PINDOLA
QING DYNASTY
seated petting a tiger with one hand and holding
a ring in the other, dressed in loose robes open
at the chest to reveal bony ribs, the wrinkled face
with pronounced cheekbones, deep-set eyes,
and curly beard, flanked by pendulous earlobes
and surmounted by an ushnisha, the feline with
alert ears and head turned up to face the luohan,
the folds of skin and fur deftly carved, the stone
a greenish beige with a swath of pale orange at
the back, traces of black pigment and gilt
Length 3⅞ in., 9.8 cm
PROVENANCE
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 21st
January 2005.
$ 5,000-7,000

清 壽山石雕伏虎羅漢坐像

來源
Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2005年
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1月21日

852

A SOAPSTONE MOUNTAIN-FORM
BRUSHREST
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the slim stone carved in layers of relief as a series
of five craggy peaks, one side with a fisherman
sitting with a basket, a gnarled pine tree to one
side and a lake below, a poetic verse inscribed
above reading Bixi yuhu wan chui gou (‘Man
fishing at a clear lake in the evening’), and three
seals, the reverse with a thatched pavilion partially
obscured by a leafy tree and a further pine in the
distance, the translucent stone a warm yellow with
a swath of orange at the center, wood stand (2)
Length 6 in., 15.3 cm
PROVENANCE
E & J Frankel, Ltd., New York, 1989.
Collection of Robert H. Blumenfield.
Christie’s New York, 25th March 2010, lot 908.
$ 6,000-8,000

清十八世紀 壽山石雕碧溪垂釣
圖筆山

852 來源
E & J Frankel, Ltd.，紐約，1989年
Robert H. Blumenfield 收藏
紐約佳士得2010年3月25日，編號908

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