A FINELY CARVED BOXWOOD FIGURE OF LI TIEGUAI

18TH/19TH CENTURY

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A FINELY CARVED BOXWOOD FIGURE OF LI TIEGUAI
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The Daoist immortal holding a bat while leaning on his gnarled crutch, with a rolled mat and large lotus leaf strapped to his back
6¼ in. (16 cm.) high, wood stand, box

Provenance

The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York.

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Lot Essay

Compare the boxwood figure of Li Tieguai dated to the late Ming dynasty in the Qing Court collection, Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 44 - Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, Hong Kong, 2002, p. 14, no. 13.

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