Paire de statuettes de Shoulao en stéatite, Chine, dynastie Qing, époque Qianlong (1736-1795)

Left figure: most of the right hand shown outside the sleeve and tip of the item he is holding are chipped. there are some old chips to the edges of garments; there was another small carving to it right, now missing. Right figure: parts of the long hair on both sides near the collar are broken off and missing, the head was severed and restuck, there are some old cracks to the part of the garment and the edges of the garment has old chips, the figure rest on two later pegs (not fixed) there was another carving to its left, now missing.
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