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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 3793505, member: 8267&quot;]The irregularities on the bottom suggest a natural material rather than resin, although I suppose a mold might have been made off of an original soapstone carving. But I think that would be a difficult piece to mold in resin, with all of the undercuts/open spaces beneath the animals. Do you see any bubbles anywhere on it?</p><p><br /></p><p>It seems to be a popular theme in Chinese soapstone carvings:</p><p><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/71207363_lot-of-2-chinese-soapstone-carvings" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/71207363_lot-of-2-chinese-soapstone-carvings" rel="nofollow">https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/71207363_lot-of-2-chinese-soapstone-carvings</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/en-gb/item/75832395_chinese-carved-soapstone-goats-on-wood-stand" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/en-gb/item/75832395_chinese-carved-soapstone-goats-on-wood-stand" rel="nofollow">https://www.liveauctioneers.com/en-gb/item/75832395_chinese-carved-soapstone-goats-on-wood-stand</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/55183596_chinese-soapstone-carving-of-three-goats" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/55183596_chinese-soapstone-carving-of-three-goats" rel="nofollow">https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/55183596_chinese-soapstone-carving-of-three-goats</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://avaluer.org/explore/2313389-19th_century_oriental_chinese_soapstone_carving_of_a_goat_and_two_kids_on_base" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://avaluer.org/explore/2313389-19th_century_oriental_chinese_soapstone_carving_of_a_goat_and_two_kids_on_base" rel="nofollow">https://avaluer.org/explore/2313389-19th_century_oriental_chinese_soapstone_carving_of_a_goat_and_two_kids_on_base</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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