A FINE BAMBOO CARVING OF A SEATED SAGE, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
A FINE BAMBOO CARVING OF A SEATED SAGE
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The elderly sage with sensitively carved face is shown resting his right hand on the wicker basket filled with medicinal plants that rests on the layered outcropping of rock on which he sits, while in his left hand he holds the long ends of the sash that secures his robe and is tied in back with a double-gourd flask. The gnarled staff of his hoe leans against his right side.
6 ¼ in. (15.6 cm.) high, cloth box
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A FINE BAMBOO CARVING OF A SEATED SAGE
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The elderly sage with sensitively carved face is shown resting his right hand on the wicker basket filled with medicinal plants that rests on the layered outcropping of rock on which he sits, while in his left hand he holds the long ends of the sash that secures his robe and is tied in back with a double-gourd flask. The gnarled staff of his hoe leans against his right side.
6 ¼ in. (15.6 cm.) high, cloth box
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