A CHINESE SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN

18TH CENTURY

Depicted seated upon a rocky pedestal with his legs crossed, with a ruyi-sceptre resting in his left hand, his sumptuous robes incised with lotus medallions and decorated at the hem with clouds against a stylised wave ground, the stone of a pale greenish tone and with some white inclusions, the base original and of a creamy colour with pinkish inclusions, 9.1cm high overall. (2)

Provenance: from the collection of the late Hon. Mrs Clive Behrens, formerly The Hon. Evelina Rothschild.

Cf. Christie's London, 10th May 2016, lot 56 and also Christie's Paris, 12th December 2018, lot 131 for related carvings.