Soapstone carving of Chinese long bearded official

An image of Soapstone carved as a Star God of Rank and Affluence in the form of a long-bearded official, dressed in an elaborate hat and long flowing robes. He is holding a ruyi sceptre in the left hand. The robes are intricately carved with elaborate floral designs. Soapstone, carved, height 38, cm, width, 19.2 cm, 1700-1900. Chinese.

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Soapstone carved as a Star God of Rank and Affluence in the form of a long-bearded official, dressed in an elaborate hat and long flowing robes. He is holding a ruyi sceptre in the left hand. The robes are intricately carved with elaborate floral designs. Soapstone, carved, height 38, cm, width, 19.2 cm, 1700-1900. Chinese.

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Accession Number: O.73-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 683 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 419.28kB
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2008:05:08 15:07:12

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18th Century 19th Century bearded beards Chinese clothes clothing costume figure Fitz_AA full length male man moustache moustachioed official robes ruyi sceptre soapstone standing

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