A SOAPSTONE CARVING OF A LUOHAN 18th century
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A SOAPSTONE CARVING OF A LUOHAN
18th century
The figure with a serene expression, seated with his right knee raised, both hands held holding an alms bowl before his chest, wearing loose robes falling in folds around his body, the hems incised and painted with foliate scrolls in gilt and black pigment, the opaque stone of yellow tone with russet and red inclusions.
11.5cm (4 1/2in) high
十八世紀 壽山石羅漢像
Provenance: Mrs Anne Norman
Christie's London, 24 January 2012, lot 188
来源： Anne Norman 夫人
倫敦佳士得，2012年1月24日，拍品編號188
The current lot is crafted from the Shoushan stone, mainly sourced from Fujian province. Appreciated for its lustrous texture and colourful hues, the extensive mining of Shoushan stone began in the Song Dynasty, when exquisite pieces were sent as tribute to the court, becoming admired items on the desks of high-ranking officials and nobility. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the carving and collection of Shoushan stone became a prevailing trend.
See related soapstone luohan figures, 17th century, illustrated by M.Cassidy-Geiger, 'Changing Attitudes Towards Ethnographic Material: Re-Discovering the Soapstone Collection of Augustus the Strong', in Abhandlungen und Breichte des Staatlichen Museums fur Volkerkunde Dresden, Frankfurt, 1994, figs.25-27, pp.33-35.
Compare with a related soapstone figure of a luohan, 18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 11 November 2010, lot 102.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 紳士藏品
A SOAPSTONE CARVING OF A LUOHAN
18th century
The figure with a serene expression, seated with his right knee raised, both hands held holding an alms bowl before his chest, wearing loose robes falling in folds around his body, the hems incised and painted with foliate scrolls in gilt and black pigment, the opaque stone of yellow tone with russet and red inclusions.
11.5cm (4 1/2in) high
十八世紀 壽山石羅漢像
Provenance: Mrs Anne Norman
Christie's London, 24 January 2012, lot 188
来源： Anne Norman 夫人
倫敦佳士得，2012年1月24日，拍品編號188
The current lot is crafted from the Shoushan stone, mainly sourced from Fujian province. Appreciated for its lustrous texture and colourful hues, the extensive mining of Shoushan stone began in the Song Dynasty, when exquisite pieces were sent as tribute to the court, becoming admired items on the desks of high-ranking officials and nobility. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the carving and collection of Shoushan stone became a prevailing trend.
See related soapstone luohan figures, 17th century, illustrated by M.Cassidy-Geiger, 'Changing Attitudes Towards Ethnographic Material: Re-Discovering the Soapstone Collection of Augustus the Strong', in Abhandlungen und Breichte des Staatlichen Museums fur Volkerkunde Dresden, Frankfurt, 1994, figs.25-27, pp.33-35.
Compare with a related soapstone figure of a luohan, 18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 11 November 2010, lot 102.
