A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF LI TIEGUAI 17TH / 18TH CENTURY |

standing with one foot slightly off the ground and leaning on a cane, the left hand holding a double gourd, the face with a content expression, adorned in a flowing robe edged with cloud brocade and patterned with flowerheads, falling off one shoulder to reveal the bony chest and ribs, the beige stone variegated with red and grey, mounted on an octagonal pedestal base, traces of pigment

Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 2009.