A FAMILLE VERTE 'PIGGYBACK' GROUP

KANGXI PERIOD

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A FAMILLE VERTE 'PIGGYBACK' GROUP
KANGXI PERIOD
Two smiling youths, the elder carrying the younger on his back
9½ in. (24.1 cm.) high

Provenance

The Hon. Mrs. Nellie Ionides (1883-1962).

Exhibited

Sticker for the 'Oriental Ceramic Society 1947 Exhibition'.

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Lot Essay

For a similar figure group see The Copeland Collection (The Peabody Museum of Salem, 1991, p. 103), where the author W.R. Sargent notes that "The Daoist star-god of happiness, Fu Xing...is frequently depicted in the costume of a mandarin carrying a boy on his back."

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