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A PALE GREY JADE LUOHAN AND GROTTO GROUP
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The group is well-carved in high relief with a meditating luohan seated with his head resting on his right
knee in the entrance to a grotto. The reverse is carved as a continuation of the rocky mountainside, with the
tips of the rocks accented by the russet and grey stone.
5º in. (13.3 cm.) high
$10,000-15,000
Compare the jade luohan carved within a grotto, dated to the Qianlong (1736-1795) period, sold at
Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2009, lot 1977.
清十八/十九世紀 灰玉雕羅漢山子
(reverse)
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