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十九世紀 竹雕壽老像
The figure represented in the present lot is Shoulao, also known as the God of Longevity, associated with the Canopus star of the South Pole. See a similar but smaller bamboo carving of Shoulao, Qing dynasty, in the collection of the Suzhou Museum, illustrated by Jin Weinuo, Complete Works of Chinese Art: Bamboo, Bone, Ivory, Horn and Enamel (中國美術全集:竹木骨牙角雕琺瑯器), Hefei, 2010, p.54. Compare with a similar but smaller bamboo carving of Shoulao, Qing dynasty, illustrated in Ming and Qing Chinese Arts from the C.P.Lin Collection, Hong Kong, 2014, p.316, no.191.
See also a related carved bamboo 'Shoulao and boy' group, Qing dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 14 May 2024, lot 560.