Carved Soapstone Luohan Figure with Buddhist Lion

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A carved soapstone figure of a Luohan, 19th/20th century carved from a caramel coloured stone, the jovial figure seated holding a Buddhist lion in his hands, wearing a long flowing robe with incised decoration, his face with mouth open in laughing expression, a two character inscription reading Yuxuan to one side, wood stand 9.4 cm high

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Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.

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