OTHER PROPERTIES
A WELL-CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF LI TAIBO
Details
A WELL-CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF LI TAIBO
18TH CENTURY
The grinning immortal shown reclining against an overturned jar incised with a 'cracked ice' pattern while holding a lingzhi sprig in one hand and the end of his long sash in the other, his robes incised with clouds and his long beard and hair also finely incised, the reddish mottling in the opaque buff-colored stone used for the robes, the more even-toned area of the stone for the finely carved face, traces of black pigment, attached to a contemporary quardilobed base of black stone finely incised with lotus and classic scroll, chips
6in. (15.2cm.) long
18TH CENTURY
The grinning immortal shown reclining against an overturned jar incised with a 'cracked ice' pattern while holding a lingzhi sprig in one hand and the end of his long sash in the other, his robes incised with clouds and his long beard and hair also finely incised, the reddish mottling in the opaque buff-colored stone used for the robes, the more even-toned area of the stone for the finely carved face, traces of black pigment, attached to a contemporary quardilobed base of black stone finely incised with lotus and classic scroll, chips
6in. (15.2cm.) long