AN IVORY FIGURE OF A LOHAN, identifiable as Zhi Erfa, the 424th saint in the pantheon, his garments loosely draped over his shoulders, one hand holding a coin, the other on a stack of coins, accompanied by a three legged toad, late Qing Dynasty

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AN IVORY FIGURE OF A LOHAN, identifiable as Zhi Erfa, the 424th saint in the pantheon, his garments loosely draped over his shoulders, one hand holding a coin, the other on a stack of coins, accompanied by a three legged toad, late Qing Dynasty
11.5cm wide, wood stand
Literature
The Catalogue of Sassoon Chinese Ivories, vol. II, p. 553, fig. 452.

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