Amber Soapstone Sage Figure with Karana Mudra Gesture

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A Chinese soapstone sage figure, in rich amber coloured soapstone, the contemplative elder figure with a long beard and coiffed hair and a small Crown seated upon a rocky base, the right arm raised in a gesture of karana mudra, and the left cradling a whisk across his arm and thigh, the costume lightly engraved and inked; set within a fitted timber base. Height 20.5 cm. (on stand)

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