A CHINESE SILVER INLAID 'SHI SOU' BRONZE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN 17TH CENTURY Standing

A CHINESE SILVER INLAID 'SHI SOU' BRONZE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN 17TH CENTURY Standing, wrapped in a long cloak decorated with clouds and edged with a band of bats and clouds inlaid with silver wire, holding a scroll in his hand, with one foot bare, a two character mark to the back, mounted on a modern stand, 22.5cm, 2.5kg. Provenance: from the collection of Professor Peter H Plesch and Mrs Traudi Plesch OBE and thence by descent, collection no.Bs23, purchased from David Newman in May 1973 for £150.