A CHINESE SOAPSTONE CARVING OF XUANWU. Ming Dynasty. The God of the North carved in a full armour, seated on a rocky base, a snake wrapped around a tortoise beneath his feet, the stone of brown colour with yellow inclusions, 15cm H. Provenance: an English private collection. 明 壽山石雕玄武大帝像 來源：英國私人收藏。