Lot Essay
Compare a similar, though slightly larger (47 cm.), bamboo group of Shoulao and attendants dated 18th/19th century, sold in these rooms, 29 March 2006, lot 241.
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ANOTHER PROPERTY
AN UNUSUAL CARVED BAMBOO FIGURAL GROUP OF SHOULAO AND ATTENDANTS
19TH CENTURY
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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
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
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