AN ELM WOOD CARVING OF A 'MONK' GROUP QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY |

comprising an elderly monk and a young boy, the man standing holding an elaborate fly whisk in one hand and a string of beads in the other, adorned in robes falling in thick folds over the body, cinched with a belt inlaid with a blue glass bead, the individualistic face with a stern expression, pronounced ears, and finely incised features, the smiling boy holding an alms bowl and a detachable cane (2)