CHINESEwell worked from a translucent substantial boulder, the standing figure rendered with the left hand raised, portrayed dressed in a layered robe opening at the chest to reveal a tasseled necklace, the loose robe cascading down in voluminous folds suggesting the weight of the garment, the face with a benevolent and peaceful expression framed by a pair of pendulous earlobes and neatly incised hair beneath a cowl, the stone of an even white colour with faint veins and green. Height 11.75 in. (29.84 cm.) Width 5 in. (12.7 cm.) Depth 3 in. (7.62 cm.)