A CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF AN ASCETIC AND STAND QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

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Estimate $3,500 – $4,500

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the emaciated figure scantily clad in a dhoti draped around his waist, seated on rockwork, holding a staff in one hand, a pile of scrolls on a ledge nearby, his head gazing forward with tightly curled hair, beard and eye brows, carved from a caramel coloured stone with reddish suffusions, carved rockwork stand

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19CM (OVERALL)

Lot Sold $5,000 (Hammer Price)
$6,100 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Condition Report

A hairline break repaired to left arm below elbow and related restoration to hand and staff, very minor frit on a front right rib and on a left rear rib. Otherwise good condition.

CONTACT INFORMATION +

Sandy Bruce

Senior Specialist

Arts & Design
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900
E: Sandy Bruce

Alison Alford

Specialist

Arts & Design
Sydney
T: +61 (0)2 9362 1000
E: Alison Alford

Ann Roberts

Consultant, Asian Art

Arts & Design
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900
E: Ann Roberts

Philip A. Gore

Consultant, Clocks, Barometers & Scientific Insturments

Arts & Design
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900

Harley Young

Specialist, Arts & Design | Logistics Manager

Arts & Design
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900
E: Harley Young

Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design

AU0782 | 29 Oct 2013 | Melbourne
6 PM

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