Carved figure of an immortal.
Circa 1900.East Asia.
Wood, glass, bone.20 x 38 x 19 cm.
Highly crafted reclining male figure leaning on a stylized hoofed animal, holding another small animal. In front of him two peaches. Both figures have inserted glass eyes, the man's teeth are made of bone. Matching, darker wooden base.Transverse, narrow dry crack.
The figure may be Li Tieguai or Zhang Guolao. The latter has a donkey as his symbolic figure. The highly stylized animal has hooves, long ears and an elongated snout.
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