A CHINESE SOAPSTONE SHOULAO GROUP CARVING
A CHINESE SOAPSTONE SHOULAO GROUP CARVING

19TH CENTURY

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A CHINESE SOAPSTONE SHOULAO GROUP CARVING
19TH CENTURY
Depicting Shoulao, God of Longevity, seated on one side of a standing deer next to his attendant above scrolling waves. The animal's head turned to one side and holding a lingzhi spray in its mouth. The stone of an olive green tone with light brown inclusions
9½ in. (24.5 cm.) high
Provenance
H.R.H. The Princess Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood (1897-1965) and by descent at Harewood House, Yorkshire.

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