A LARGE SOAPSTONE MOUNTAIN, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

intricately carved to one side with an old man receiving a warrior kneeling before him, surrounded by his attendants bearing banners and weapons, in a continuous rocky landscape with pine and other trees and plants, and with narrow steps leading to fortified walls around the upper peaks among swirling clouds, the other side carved with two further figures approaching,wood stand

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36.5CM

• Lot Sold $9,000 (Hammer Price)
• $10,980 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Oriental Antique Gallery, Melbourne

Condition Report

Lot 29 Soapstone Mountain: Some minor chips to the lower edge of the flag on the right side of the mountain. Some minor frits on the raised edges. On the reverse - part of the pole held in one of the figure’s right hand now missing. Otherwise generally good condition. - Ann Roberts