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Lot Essay
The back is incised with a two-character signature reading Shang Jun.
Shoushan stone is a precious and unique coloured stone found only in China. It has a smooth and lustrous texture, is soft and easy to carve, making it ideal for producing seals and intricate sculptures. Zhou Shangjun, also known as Zhou Bin, was from Zhangzhou, Fujian. It is recorded that he worked at the Qing imperial workshop during the Qianlong period, gaining fame for his seal-making and also carving a series of Luohan figures, which are seated on cushions or stones. Compare a Shoushan soapstone carving of Luohan with tiger singed Zhou Bin in the Palace Museum, Beijing (collection number: Gu 00083645); and another in the National Museum of China.
Shoushan stone is a precious and unique coloured stone found only in China. It has a smooth and lustrous texture, is soft and easy to carve, making it ideal for producing seals and intricate sculptures. Zhou Shangjun, also known as Zhou Bin, was from Zhangzhou, Fujian. It is recorded that he worked at the Qing imperial workshop during the Qianlong period, gaining fame for his seal-making and also carving a series of Luohan figures, which are seated on cushions or stones. Compare a Shoushan soapstone carving of Luohan with tiger singed Zhou Bin in the Palace Museum, Beijing (collection number: Gu 00083645); and another in the National Museum of China.