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L A C Q U E R • J A D E • B R O N Z E • I N K T H E R V I N G C O L L E C T I O N 髹金飾玉 - 歐雲伉儷珍藏

1184 A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF LI BAI
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

The drunken poet shown reclining against his wine jar, and holding
a feather fywhisk in his right hand, his robes decorated with shou
characters, the borders incised with scale and cloud decoration, the stone
of mottled dark red and beige color with some dark grey veining
8 in. (20.3 cm.) wide
$10,000-15,000

PROVENANCE
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 1981.
The Irving Collection, no. 507.
清十八/十九世紀 壽山石雕李白醉酒擺件

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