Description
A soapstone figure of a seated luohan. 18th/19th century The delicately carved figure with shaved head seated relaxed with his right knee raised and with his both hands resting on a rock, wearing long flowing robes with finely incised borders, his face with bushy eyebrows and beard. The stone of an olive-green tone with russet inclusions. Wooden base. Height 12.5 cm Provenance Private property, Switzerland
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A soapstone figure of a seated luohan. 18th/19th century The delicately carved figure with shaved head seated relaxed with his right knee raised and with his both hands resting on a rock, wearing long flowing robes with finely incised borders, his face with bushy eyebrows and beard. The stone of an olive-green tone with russet inclusions. Wooden base. Height 12.5 cm Provenance Private property, Switzerland