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TWO LARGE IVORY FIGURES OF SHOULAO
17th/18th century
Each deftly carved following the curve of the tusk, the Immortal with
jovial features under the protruding, lined brow, the larger figure holding
a fan and his typical, gnarled staff, wood stands.
The tallest: 33cm (12 in) high (4).

£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000

Provenance
A Uruguayan Private Collection.

Comparable images of Shoulao, dated to the Wanli-Chongzhen
reigns, are illustrated in Chinese Ivories from the Kwan Collection, The
Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990, pl. 50 and 51.

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TWO IVORY STANDING FIGURES
17th/18th century
Comprising: a large figure of Dongfang Shuo holding his stolen peach,
with rosewood cap, his features jovial and well rounded under the
lined brow; and a figure of Guanyin holding a boy, her ethereal scarves
billowing highly, her face and hair lacquered and gilt, her hand and the
boy also with traces of gilt, fixed wood stand.
The Guanyin: 27cm (10 1/2in) high (2).
£1,200 - 1,800
CNY10,000 - 16,000 HK$12,000 - 18,000
Provenance
A Uruguayan Private Collection.

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