EIGHT PIECES OF SOAPSTONE, 18TH/19TH CENTURY AND LATER, including a seated figure of Hotei leaning on a treasure bag and holding a rosary in one hand--3 in. high; a seated figure of Guandi, holding a fan and leaning against a bale of rice, two small demons at his side--5 in. long; a model of a hawk perched on rockery and cresting waves--3¼ in. high; Li Po drinking from a wine ewer with a Buddhistic lion emerging from a basket at his side--7 in. long; two seals carved with crabs and waves--2½ in. high; a seated monkey--3 in. high; and an oval seal carved with a Buddhistic lion finial--4 in. high (8)