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A fine white jade carving of a luohan in a grotto 18th century image 1
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Lot 195*

A fine white jade carving of a luohan in a grotto
18th century

8 November 2012, 10:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A fine white jade carving of a luohan in a grotto

18th century
Well carved in high relief with a luohan seated on his woven mat with a tranquil expression reading next to a small waterfall with his shoes tidily placed to the front, all within a grotto with elaborately detailed wutong and willow trees growing amidst rocky outcrops, the lustrous stone of even white tone, wood stand, box.
17cm (6 2/3in) high (3).

Footnotes

Provenance: Jade House, Hong Kong, purchased on 27 February 1969
A Canadian private collection

十八世紀 白玉雕羅漢圖山子

來源: 於1969年2月27日購自香港Jade House
加拿大私人收藏

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