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A MASSIVE CARVED IVORY LUOHAN
LATE QING DYNASTY

carved standing wearing a long-sleeved robe tied with a long
tassled cord at the waist, holding a string of beads in his right
hand and a jar with a magpie perched on it in his left, his face
with large bulging eyes and gentle smile, all supported on a
high pierced oval rockwork base, the ivory patinated to a warm
honey tone
79.5 cm, 31¼ in.

LITERATURE
S.E. Lucas, The Catalogue of Sassoon Chinese Ivories, London,
1950, vol. I, no. 256.

Ⴚ£ 8,000-12,000
HK$ 77,500-116,000 US$ 10,000-14,900

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256

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A MASSIVE CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF
XIANG FUMO
LATE QING DYNASTY

the Luohan carved standing with one foot resting atop a
recumbent scaly dragon, wearing a long sleeved robe falling in
folds around his arms and legs, holding a sta supporting his
shoe in his left hand and a string of beads in his right, his face
with large bulbous eyes and curly eyebrows, moustache and
beard, all supported on a pierced oval rockwork base, the ivory
patinated to a warm honey tone
78 cm, 30¾ in.

LITERATURE
S.E. Lucas, The Catalogue of Sassoon Chinese Ivories, London,
1950, vol. I, no. 253.

Ⴚ£ 8,000-12,000
HK$ 77,500-116,000 US$ 10,000-14,900

S E Lucas 1950 1
253

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