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A CARVED BAMBOO FIGURE OF A LUOHAN
18TH CENTURY
Finely carved as a plump figure seated cross-legged in meditation on a rocky platform with grassy outcrops, wearing a cloak draped naturalistically over his head and shoulders and flowing down his back, with one hand clasping meditation beads, his beard and eyebrows clearly defined (minor age cracks, chips to extremities, one finger missing)
7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) high, box
18TH CENTURY
Finely carved as a plump figure seated cross-legged in meditation on a rocky platform with grassy outcrops, wearing a cloak draped naturalistically over his head and shoulders and flowing down his back, with one hand clasping meditation beads, his beard and eyebrows clearly defined (minor age cracks, chips to extremities, one finger missing)
7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) high, box