Live Auction 2835European Noble and Private Collections
A Chinese soapstone figure of a Luohan
Lot 171 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY

A Chinese soapstone figure of a Luohan

18TH CENTURY

Closed16 December 2009

Price Realised

EUR 13,750

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A Chinese soapstone figure of a Luohan
18th Century
Carved seated in royal ease, his left hand supporting his head, while his right arm supports his left elbow, wearing draped robes with engraved seams, minor chips
10.3 cm. high, on carved wood stand

Peter Boode, 's Gravenhage
Acquired by M.C. van der Minne before 1933 and thence bij descent

Specialist note

A letter by Peter Boode adressed to Mr. M.C. van der Minne and dated 18 May 1933, discusses the order of the wood stand and four Luohans purchased earlier.