A group of three soapstone carvingsThe first depicting Li Tieguai on a lion accompanied by a small acolyte, the stone of whorled seafoam color; the second depicting possibly Shoulao and a foreigner, the stone of butterscotch color surrounding patches of opaque inclusions rough to the touch; the third depicting possibly Bodhidharma shouldering a group of scrolls suspended from a staff in discourse with Budai Heshang leaning on his eponymous cloth sack, the stone also of creamy shades of butterscotch.
5 1/4 (13.3cm) height of first and tallest (2).