SIXTEEN HARDSTONES, including a soapstone group of the stellar gods, 19th century--base 9½ in. long; an amethyst baluster jar and cover carved with three Buddhistic lions and a ball--5¾ in. high; a greenish-brown carving of two horses and flames--8 in. high; a serpentine carving of two prancing horses--9 in. long; a goldstone carving of two Buddhistic lions and a flaming pearl--3½ in. high; a serpentine model of an elephant with his trunk raised--3 in. high; a serpentine figure of Shoulao with peaches and staff--4½ in. high; a serpentine flattened baluster jar and cover, the body with archaistic decoration--10 in. high; a tripod censer, the cover with Buddhistic lion finial and loose rings--7¾ in. high; four soapstone figures of Immortals, on rock form bases--each approx. 4¾ in. high; a soapstone landscape--6 in. long; a serpentine figure of a beauty--8 in. high; and a serpentine model of a Buddhistic lion with a ball under one paw--5 in. long, some with wood stands (16)