** A Chinese hardwood carving of a reclining sage with two children

£3,500 - £4,500

** A Chinese hardwood carving of a reclining sage with two children, one plays with his beard, while the other stands behind him touching his shoulder, he carries a ruyi sceptre in his left hand, probably late 18th century, raised on a scrolling cloud base, 14cm. (2) Cf. J. Tucker and A. Tozer, Exhibition Catalogue November 2005, no.23 for a related figure of Budai.