CHINESE SHOUXING STATUETTE

Stone soapstone figurine depicting Shouxing, the god of longevity; Chinese manufactory; Qing dynasty (1644-1911)the XVIIIth century; height 22.5 cm. The statue is part of the wide typology of statuettes, made in various materials, depicting the mythical figures of immortals or Taoist divinity. The figure is characterized by the presence of the fishing (tao), the fruit of immortality.