A CHINESE SOAPSTONE SEATED FIGURE QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved as a luohan holding a small lion...

A CHINESE SOAPSTONE SEATED FIGURE

QING DYNASTY OR LATER

Carved as a luohan holding a small lion dog in his arms, the pup rests his front paws on the man's shoulder and nibbles at one of his hoop earrings, with character medallions and cloud wisps incised to the figure's robes, the reverse signed Yuxuan (Yang), together with an oval soapstone stand finely incised with flowerheads and scrolling foliage on a stylised wave ground, 12.5cm overall. (2)