AN AMBER 'SHOULAO' GROUP QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

depicted sitting on craggy rockwork with his gnarled double gourd staff in his hand, supported by his attendant to his left, the reverse with a standing immortal holding a fly-whisk, the amber of an orange red colour, wood stand

Collection of George de Menasce (1890 - 1967).

The Arts of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1964, cat. no. 439.
The Collection of Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art Formed by the Late George de Menasce, part 1, Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1971, cat. no. 159.

The carving is in good condition with the exception of a small chip to the tip of the hat on the male standing figure to the rear, a small chip to the top of the staff held by Shoulao and a small chip to one area of pine needles to the top of the reverse.
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