A CHINESE HARDWOOD CARVING OF LIU HAI AND THE THREE-LEGGED TOAD

Qing dynasty, 18th / 19th century

Carved as the laughing Immortal standing procariously on one foot, raising his right arm above his head, holding a long chain connected to a cash coin in the mouth of a warty three-legged toad beneath his feet, the base with a short inscription, the wood with a deep dark patina

24cm

Provenance: an English private collection.

刘海戏金蟾木雕像, 十八 / 十九世纪, 款识“劉海戲蟾”, 来源：英国私人收藏