Statuette d'Immortel en stéatite sculptée Chine, dynastie Qing, XVIIIE siècle

debout sur une base rocailleuse en stéatite rouge, vêtu d'une longue robe richement brodée retenue par une ceinture nouée, une pêche de longévité dans les mains, portant une longue barbe, coiffé d'un chapeau, signature à deux caractères au dos ; petites égrenures

Some chips to the edges of the robe, to the sleeves, to the hat and to the feet and some smaller ones ; the actual color is slightly less bright than the catalogue illustration would suggest.
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