A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN, QING China, 1644-1912. The immortal intricately carved with a gentle smile, an urna above the eyes, and the hair in tight curls, wearing long flowing robes and holding a ruyi scepter in one hand, leaning against a layered rock with a censer on top, the smoke emerging behind him. Provenance: From an old French private collection. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, natural fissures of the stone may have developed into small cracks, tiny losses. Weight: 301.9 g Dimensions: Height 7.3 cm (the figure) and 9.2 cm (incl. base) With an associated mahogany wood base. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare with a similar soapstone luohan attributed to Zhou Bin and dated to the 17th century (Qing) sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong in Water, Pine and Stone Retreat Collection - Playthings on 2 June 2016, lot 73, for HKD $812,500. 芙蓉石雕羅漢坐像，清代 中國，1644-1912。羅漢面帶微笑，眼間有慧眼，著長袍，右手持如意杖，靠在山石上，山石之上放著一個香爐，烟霧繚繞。 來源：法國私人收藏 品相：品相良好，輕微磨損。天然裂縫可能會發展爲小裂縫，輕微缺損。 重量：301.9 克 尺寸：高 7.3 厘米 (人物) ，9.2 厘米 (含底座)