#0323 Rare 17th/18th Century Chinese Soapstone Carving of Damo, signed Shang Jun **Sold** to U.S.A., Nov. 2013

A rare and finely carved 18th Century Chinese "honey yellow" soapstone Luohan, probably Damo (Bodhidarma). On the back is carved "made by Shang Jun". 

Condition - very good. This item was originally set with semi-precious stones but, with the exception of one white stone on the collar behind the neck, all are now missing; there are natural "flaws" intrinsic to the stone which pre-date the carving. There have been no repairs and there has been no restoration.

 9cm (3.5ins) high. 

稀有的18世纪寿山石雕罗汉像 “尚均”款
一件精美稀有的18世纪黄色寿山石雕罗汉像，或为达摩。石雕背面有“尚均作”字样。尚均又名周彬，为清代寿山石雕刻家。
品相：很好。罗汉衣领部分曾多处嵌有宝石，现在仅存有颈后的一粒；作者根据石料的特点因势而雕，石料本身有些许瑕疵，而根据花纹样式可见这些瑕疵在雕刻前就已存在，但无缺损，无修补。高9厘米。