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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 671

A BEIGE SOAPS TONE FIGURE OF A RECLINING LUOHAN, 17TH / 18TH CENTUR Y
Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD

A BEIGE SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A RECLINING LUOHAN
17TH / 18TH CENTURY
十七 / 十八世紀 壽山石雕笑獅羅漢臥像

the broad face with a gentle smile directed toward the Buddhist lion cub nuzzled under the left arm, loose robes falling over the
body, the fabric finely incised with cloud pattern with traces of gilt, remnants of black and red pigments in the carefully articulated
facial features and hair of the luohan and lion, the stone shifting from creamy ivory at one end to caramel tones at the other and
with patches of red and black, wood stand (2)

Length 4⅞ in., 12.4 cm

Provenance
Collection of William Boyce Thompson (1869-1930), and thence by descent.

來源
William Boyce Thompson (1869-1930) 收藏，此後家族傳承

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