A WHITE JADE CARVING OF AUSPICIOUS SYMBOLS

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A WHITE JADE CARVING OF AUSPICIOUS SYMBOLS
19TH CENTURY

Carved as a ribbon-tied grouping of a stalk of lingzhi with a bat alighted on the largest fungus head, a stem bearing a hollowed lily blossom and a branch of persimmons, the semi-translucent stone of slightly grayish tone--7 5/8in. (19.3cm.) long, wood stand

Lot Essay

According to Terese Tse Bartholomew, "Botanical Puns in Chinese Art, from the Collection of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco", Orientations, September 1985, p. 21, the combination of lingzhi, lily and persimmons forms the rebus, 'a hundred (many) things to your wish'