A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF LI BAI
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The drunken poet shown reclining against his wine jar, and holding a feather flywhisk in his right hand, his robes decorated with shou characters, the borders incised with scale and cloud decoration, the stone of mottled dark red and beige color with some dark grey veining
8 in. (20.3 cm.) wide
A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF LI BAI
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The drunken poet shown reclining against his wine jar, and holding a feather flywhisk in his right hand, his robes decorated with shou characters, the borders incised with scale and cloud decoration, the stone of mottled dark red and beige color with some dark grey veining
8 in. (20.3 cm.) wide
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