A soapstone figure of a Luohan

18/19TH CENTURY

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A soapstone figure of a Luohan
18/19th Century
Seated beside a lion cub on rockwork with a raised knee, holding a bangle in the left hand and a scroll in the other, the hem of the robe and the hair on the face, head and cub finely carved and stained black, the stone opaque greyish white to ochre yellow (some loss to the staining, arm restored)
13 cm high

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