A Chinese soapstone group with an inscription by Wu Changshuo (Lao Fou) of three monk figures sitting on the back and standing around a Buddhist lion, one holding a set of prayer beads in his right hand, all vividly depicted atop crashing waves, a coin, the back with an inscription by the poet, calligrapher and painter Wu Changshuo 14cm wide, 19th century 吴昌硕 (老缶）（1844-1927) 寿山寿山福海 Wu Chengshuo was a well known Qing dynasty official serving in Zhejiang province, an accomplished poet and calligrapher, painter, seal carver as well as art scholar, founding the Xiling Society of Seal Arts in Hangzhou. £15,000-20,000 Provenance: A Chinese private collection. Condition report disclaimer
A Chinese soapstone group with an inscription by Wu Changshuo (Lao Fou) of three monk figures sitting on the back and standing around a Buddhist lion, one holding a set of prayer beads in his right hand, all vividly depicted atop crashing waves, a coin, the back with an inscription by the poet, calligrapher and painter Wu Changshuo 14cm wide, 19th century 吴昌硕 (老缶）（1844-1927) 寿山寿山福海 Wu Chengshuo was a well known Qing dynasty official serving in Zhejiang province, an accomplished poet and calligrapher, painter, seal carver as well as art scholar, founding the Xiling Society of Seal Arts in Hangzhou. £15,000-20,000 Provenance: A Chinese private collection. Condition report disclaimer
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