AN UNUSUAL CARVED BAMBOO FIGURAL GROUP OF SHOULAO AND ATTENDANTS
19TH CENTURY
AN UNUSUAL CARVED BAMBOO FIGURAL GROUP OF SHOULAO AND ATTENDANTS 19TH CENTURY Shoulao, the god of Longevity, shown with characteristic exaggerated cranium and holding in his right hand a stalk of lingzhi , seated on a deer with head turned sharply to one side and grasping in its mouth a lingzhi sprig, flanked by a pair of smaller figures of attendants wearing loose robes, one holding a gnarled staff, the other a longer staff tied at the top with a bat suspending a double gourd, all separately made and supported on a bamboo base carved as rockwork which is affixed to a hardwood stand 16¼ in. (41.3 cm.) high
AN UNUSUAL CARVED BAMBOO FIGURAL GROUP OF SHOULAO AND ATTENDANTS
19TH CENTURY
AN UNUSUAL CARVED BAMBOO FIGURAL GROUP OF SHOULAO AND ATTENDANTS 19TH CENTURY Shoulao, the god of Longevity, shown with characteristic exaggerated cranium and holding in his right hand a stalk of lingzhi , seated on a deer with head turned sharply to one side and grasping in its mouth a lingzhi sprig, flanked by a pair of smaller figures of attendants wearing loose robes, one holding a gnarled staff, the other a longer staff tied at the top with a bat suspending a double gourd, all separately made and supported on a bamboo base carved as rockwork which is affixed to a hardwood stand 16¼ in. (41.3 cm.) high
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