"the Old Wise" Character In Sodalite On Wooden Base

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Object description :

""the Old Wise" Character In Sodalite On Wooden Base"

Character appearing "The Old Sage" recognizable by the large stick on which he leans. Many times represented in Asian Art in different materials: ivory, bone, hard stone (including sodalite) .... The sculpture is placed on a wooden base numbered and signed with Chinese characters. Sodalite, so named because it contains sodium, is a mineral species of the group of silicates, it is the main constituent of lapis lazuli. First discovered in the English colonies: Canada, India, South Africa.. .It is present in its natural state in large quantities in Afghanistan but is no longer exploited there. New deposits are in northern Namibia.

Price: 520 €

Artist: Anonyme
Period: 20th century
Style: Asian art
Condition: Excellent condition

Material: Semi precious stone
Length: du socle :15 cm
Width: du socle : 14 cm 5
Height: h t sans le socle : 42 cm 5 h du socle :36 cm 5

Reference: 1183007