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A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF AJITA
17TH CENTURY
seated with his right knee raised holding his long eyebrow
in his right hand, the long robes falling into neat folds and
decorated with stylised ruyi and a central roundel rendered
with stylised dragon motifs, the face with a benevolent
expression, the opaque stone of a beige tone with darker
inclusions
13.7 cm, 5⅜ in.
Compare a similar soapstone figure of a seated luohan, from
the collection of Sir Hans Sloane and donated to the British
Museum, London, in 1753, illustrated in R. Soame Jenyns and
William Watson, Chinese Art. The Minor Arts II, London, 1965,
pl. 182 (left).

£ 3,000-4,000
HK$ 30,800-41,100 US$ 3,950-5,300
十七世紀 壽山石阿氏多尊者坐像

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
cast seated leaning on a stylised rockwork, with one hand
resting on his raised left knee and the other hand holding
scrolls, wearing a long loose robe open at the chest,
the fabric folding around the waist, his stern face with
deeply furrowed brow and pursed lips, flanked by a pair of
pendulous earlobes, wood stand
(2)
12 cm, 4¾ in.
£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 62,000-82,500 US$ 7,900-10,500
清十八世紀 銅羅漢坐像

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A CARVED BAMBOO ‘DRUNK SCHOLAR’
BRUSHPOT
QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
of cylindrical form rising from three short feet, carved
around the exterior in openwork with a continuous scene of
a seated scholars enjoying wine below a towering gnarled
willow tree, served by a attendant who is drinking behind his
back, with a two character signature reading Zhi fan
15cm, 5⅞ in.
£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 62,000-82,500 US$ 7,900-10,500
清十七世紀 竹雕太白醉酒圖筆筒

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158 Buyers are liable to pay both the hammer price (as estimated above) and the buyer’s premium together with any applicable taxes and Artist’s Resale Right (which will depend on the individual circumstanc-
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