A SIGNED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A SEATED LUOHAN
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A SIGNED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A SEATED LUOHAN

SIGNED YU XUAN, 18TH CENTURY

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A SIGNED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A SEATED LUOHAN
SIGNED YU XUAN, 18TH CENTURY
Finely carved seated on a rockwork base, dressed in long robes with heavy folds, the hem delicately incised with vaporous clouds, holding a ruyi sceptre in his left hand, the serene face with finely incised brows and moustache, the hair neatly rendered with soft curls, the back with a two-character signature Yu Xuan
4 in. (10.3 cm.) high

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The Yu Xuan signature is generally attributed to the famous Fujian soapstone carver Yang Ji who was believed to have been active during the early Kangxi period. This superb carving shows several of the characteristics of Yang's works, the rendering of the robes, the heavy jowled face and the exquisite detail.

Compare with another luohan signed by Yang Yu Xuan with similar pronounced facial features and treatment of facial hair illustrated by G. Tsang and H. Moss, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, p. 87, no. 45; and another luohan signed Yu Xuan supporting a miniature pagoda above his raised knee in the Palace Museum, Beijing (unpublished). Compare also the soapstone figure bearing the same signature, sold in our Hong Kong Rooms, 27 November 2007, lot 1849.