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16TH CENTURY
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A MING IVORY CARVING OF AN IMMORTAL, CHANG KUO LAO
16th century
Crisply carved holding a flute to the chest, the full face with finely detailed eyes and lips parted in a smile revealing neat rows of teeth, the hair tightly combed into two buns at the top, the details incised and painted, the ruffled sleeves deeply carved at the sides, a double gourd suspended from a tasselled ribbon from the waist, age cracks and age patination
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
16th century
Crisply carved holding a flute to the chest, the full face with finely detailed eyes and lips parted in a smile revealing neat rows of teeth, the hair tightly combed into two buns at the top, the details incised and painted, the ruffled sleeves deeply carved at the sides, a double gourd suspended from a tasselled ribbon from the waist, age cracks and age patination
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
Provenance
J. Sparks Ltd, London, purchased in 1980