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A GILT-LACQUER BAMBOO-ROOT FIGURE
OF DONGFANG SHUO
16TH / 17TH CENTURY
skillfully worked as the immortal sitting on a pierced rock
outcrop with left hand holding a peach branch, the right
hand resting on one knee, the well-de ned face with a wide
smile and a long beard, wearing a long loose robe falling in
voluminous folds, traces of gilt
Height 6⅛ in., 15.6 cm
$ 30,000-50,000
IMPORTANT CHINESE ART 167
