TWO SOAPSTONE FIGURES OF ZHONGLI QUAN 17th/18th century Each finely carved standing wearing a long robe tied at the waist, decorated with incised clouds and floral motifs embellished with pigment and gilt, one hand holding a fan with tassel attached to the end and the other pendent by the side within the long sleeve, the smiling face with a full beard beneath the finely-incised hair pulled up into two buns at the top, one with stand. The larger 21.3cm (8 3/8in) high. (3). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 十七/十八世紀 壽山石雕鍾離權像 一組兩件 Zhongli Quan is one of the Eight Immortals and recognised by his two tufts of hair, or his fan which according to legend can resurrect the dead and transform stones into silver or gold. See a related figure illustrated in Schätze Chinas aus Museen der DDR, Dresden, 1990, no.130. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com