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68 | BONHAMS A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF BUDAI
18th century
The figure of the future Buddha, Maitreya, delicately carved with long
brocade robes open at the large belly, seated at ease with one hand
atop the right knee, the face with a joyful expression, flanked with
elongated earlobes, crowned with a bald pate, the features picked out
with pigment, wood stand.
7.8cm (3in) high (2).

£5,000 - 8,000
CNY46,000 - 73,000
HK$55,000 - 88,000

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A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN
17th/18th century
Seated wearing long flowing robes, holding a flask in both hands
before him, the stone of caramel, pale green and mushroom hues.
7cm (2.3/4in) high.

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY14,000 - 18,000
HK$16,000 - 22,000

Provenance
An English private collection, assembled in Hong Kong from 1967-
1989, and thence by descent