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A BOXWOOD CARVING OF JIGONG
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH
CENTURY
the standing figure with a gleeful expression,
the face delicately carved surmounted by a
pointed cap, smiling mouth revealing a row of
teeth, the right hand holding a string of rosary
beads, dressed in monks robes tied to one side
and falling in even folds down the center of the
body
Height 5¼ in., 13.4 cm
$ 6,000-8,000

清十八 / 十九世紀 黃楊木雕濟
公立像

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