A WHITE AND BROWN CARVED JADE FIGURE OF SHOULAO QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

well-carved standing with one hand clutching a staff with a double-gourd suspended down the back, the other hand stroking the long beard, a bat resting on the right shoulder and a recumbent deer with a lingzhi sprig in its mouth resting alongside, the contrasting colors of the stone used to enhance the compositional effect

Collection of Mrs. W. Normad, London, acquired prior to 1967.

There is a chip, an insipient chip, and a possibly polished chip to the edge of Shoulao's robe. A further two polished chips on both lingzhi heads and along the lingzhi branch.
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