Details
A SET OF SIX LARGE IVORY FIGURES OF LUOHANS AND LA ZU, including Bao Jian holding a small figure of the Buddha seated on a lotus throne, De Guang, holding a dragon and a string of beads while standing on a demon, Yinianjiegong, holding a bell and wearing a string of beads while standing on a demon, A Naxi, holding a toad and a string of beads while standing on rockwork, another wearing a string of beads and holding a set square, another holding a string of beads and a tripod containing a flower while standing on a toad emitting a cloud, and Shoulao holding an open scroll depicting a yin yang symbol beside a deer,
19th Century
each approx 56cm. high (7)
19th Century
each approx 56cm. high (7)
Literature
The Catalogue of Sassoon Chinese Ivories, vol.I, between pp.365-385, nos.276-289