Lot Essay
For two similar ivory figures of Shoulao dated to the Ming dynasty see Chinese Ivories from the Shang to the Qing, British Museum, London, May-August, 1984, Catalogue, pp. 90-93, pls. 89 and 91
PROPERTY FROM A MIDWESTERN COLLECTION
**A SMALL IVORY FIGURE OF SHOULAO
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**A SMALL IVORY FIGURE OF SHOULAO
MING DYNASTY
The god of Longevity with domed cranium, long beard and gentle smiling expression shown seated on a rockwork stool holding a scroll in his left hand and wearing long robes tied at the waist with a sash, the ivory now of pale and darker yellowish-russet color
4 5/8in. (11.7cm.) high, wood stand
MING DYNASTY
The god of Longevity with domed cranium, long beard and gentle smiling expression shown seated on a rockwork stool holding a scroll in his left hand and wearing long robes tied at the waist with a sash, the ivory now of pale and darker yellowish-russet color
4 5/8in. (11.7cm.) high, wood stand