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A SOAPSTONE CHILONG
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

in the form of a recumbent chilong with a leonine head amid ruyi-form
clouds, detailed with finely incised scales, depicted with four clambering
sinuous young chilong with curling bifurcated tails, all confined within the
outline of a large pebble, the stone of a pale orange-brown colour with
variegated cinnabar-red tones
. , ¾ .

£ 3,000-5,000
HK$ 29,000-48,300 US$ 3,750-6,300

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