1850
A WELL-CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF DAOIST IMMORTAL
A WELL-CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF DAOIST IMMORTAL

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A WELL-CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF DAOIST IMMORTAL
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

The reclining immortal holding a ruyi sceptre leaning on rockwork, his robes delicately incised at the edges with waves and scrolls, his long beard resting on his portly stomach and his hair tied in two buns, all on a rectangular stylised cushion base with chamfered corners, incised in the edge with a scroll and wave band heightened in gilt
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) long