A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF SHOULAO, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURYThe beige stone finished with a refined polish and traces of black and red pigmentsChina, 19th centuryThe immortal holding a peach in his raised right hand, a long gnarly walking staff with a scroll suspended to its top in his left, wearing long layered robes and shoes finely incised with stylized shou characters and clouds.Old carved openwork hardwood base. (2)Shape: Figural Weight: 3.7 kilograms without baseDimensions: 36 cm height including baseCondition: Good condition with extensive patina, one tiny chip, some natural veins to mineralProvenance: American private collection. Old collector label ‘AC 504A’ to base of statue and ‘AC504B’ to wooden base.Literature comparison: For similar figures dated to the 18th century, see Christie's New York, 30th May 1991, lot 44, and Christie's London 15th June 1999, lot 134.Auction result comparison: FINE CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART. Sotheby's, 16 - 17 SEPTEMBER 2014, NEW YORK, lot 654. (for a similar statue of Shoulao)清代皂石雕壽老，十九世紀米黃色，表面光滑，黑色紅色肌理中国，十九世纪造型：人物重量：3.7 公斤（不含底座）尺寸：高36 厘米（含底座）品相：品相良好，包浆凝重润泽，一条小裂缝，一些天然肌理纹路来源：美国私人收藏，底座上有老藏家标签“AC 504A” 及木座上“AC504B”