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A small Chinese carved soapstone figure of a sage a with his hair tied in a bun and large flower on left the figures right side of the face – one of nine figures of sages that insert into a stand. The figure is dressed in robes with black coloured decorated rims. The eyes of the figure are closed and he appears to have hands in a praying motion concealed within the robes. The sculpture is made of cream soapstone with a red tint toward the base. It is part of a larger set of figures on a stand recorded under 1973.69 and it has a small wooden stick attached to the base which inserts into a stand.
Title
Sage*
Medium
soapstone
Accession number
BORGM:1973.69g BORGM
Acquisition method
bequeathed by Miss G. L. Sherrin, 1973
Work type
Sculpture