细节
AN UNUSUAL CARVED BAMBOO FIGURAL GROUP OF SHOULAO AND ATTENDANTS
19TH CENTURY
Shoulao, the god of Longevity, shown with characteristic exaggerated cranium and holding in his right hand a stalk of lingzhi, seated on a deer with head turned sharply to one side and grasping in its mouth a lingzhi sprig, flanked by a pair of smaller figures of attendants wearing loose robes, one holding a gnarled staff, the other a longer staff tied at the top with a bat suspending a double gourd, all separately made and supported on a bamboo base carved as rockwork which is affixed to a hardwood stand
16¼ in. (41.3 cm.) high