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A Soapstone Boulder Carving, Qing Dynasty, carved in deep…
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Melbourne
Date:
28-Oct-2008
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A Soapstone Boulder Carving, Qing Dynasty, carved in deep relief with Shou Lao leaning on his staff, standing beneath pine trees, flanked by jardinieres of flowering chrysanthemum perched on rocky ledges to either side, two attendants unrolling a scroll in the foreground, using the yellowish inclusions in the otherwise opaque mottled grey stone, supported on a mottled brown soapstone stand carved to simulate gnarled branches, 19 cm overall
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Unclassified