with Silver Inlaid Shi Sou mark
Chinese, late [Qing] period, standing figure poised with hands joined and eyes downcast, head and body enveloped in a voluminous mantle bearing inscription "Yutang Shi Sou" on the back, surrounded by cloud patterns and leaf scrolling borders, all outlined in silver wire, wearing beaded necklace, hair tied in a bun, seated on a finely carved wood stand [en suite], mounted on an oval wooden base, creating a table lamp, silk pagoda form shade [en suite], 19-1/4 in., crack and minor loss on wooden platform base. Notes: see Bonham's Sale, June 21, 2011, Lot 8196 for a similar figure. Provenance: Private Collection, Charlotte, North Carolina
Condition
crack and minor loss on wooden platform base