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Cf. a similar bamboo carving of Shoulao, also holding a peach in one hand, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Chongguo Meishu Quanji, Works of Art, Vol. 11, pl. 27
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A BAMBOO CARVING OF SHOULAO
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The plump figure seated on a rocky outcrop, holding a peach in one hand, a ruyi sprig in the other, his loose fitting robes tied at the waist--4 1/8in. (10.2cm.) high, stand
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The plump figure seated on a rocky outcrop, holding a peach in one hand, a ruyi sprig in the other, his loose fitting robes tied at the waist--4 1/8in. (10.2cm.) high, stand