Asian Art II - 24th November 2021
Lot 2222
A CHINESE SOAPSTONE CARVING OF LI BAI
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £280
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Description
A CHINESE SOAPSTONE CARVING OF LI BAI
LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD
Carved with the drunken poet, asleep and resting his head on an upturned wine jar, he has an open book to his side, the wine jar and the base inscribed with extensive calligraphy, 18.5cm.
Provenance: from a private collection, in London acquired in the 1950s.
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