Lot 64
SOAPSTONE CARVING OF AN ARHAT
19TH-20TH CENTURY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 5 November 2020 at 14:00 GMT
£1,875
Description
十九至二十世紀 壽山石雕笑獅羅漢（含底座及盒）
carved seated in royal-ease pose, the arhat held a lingzhi fungus in his right hand, left rested on small playful Buddhist lion, his expression benevolent with a subtle smile, kasaya finely incised with details, seated on a bespoke soapstone base carved in mid-relief with auspicious cloud, in a red-lacquered wooden box
Dimensions
figure: 12cm long; the base: 13.5cm long