CHINE, DYNASTY QING, XIXÈME SIÈCLE

Details

STATUE DE KUIXING EN JADE CÉLADON
CHINE, DYNASTY QING, XIXÈME SIÈCLE
Hauteur : 27,5 cm. (10 7⁄8 in.)

Provenance

Collection of Major Morrison.
Spink & Son valuation, London, 10 March 1949, no. 4.

Literature

Stanley Charles Nott, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo, 1962, p. 152, pl. CXLI.

Further details

A LARGE CELADON JADE CARVING OF KUIXING
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

Kui Xing, the deity depicted atop the ao, is venerated as the patron of scholars and the imperial examination system. According to legend, he rewards diligent candidates by granting them the title of zhuangyuan (top scholar) and ensuring success in civil service. Traditionally, images of Kui Xing were employed to inspire scholarly ambition, symbolize academic achievement, and invoke good fortune in examinations.

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