A RARE PAIR OF POLYCHROME IVORY POMEGRANATE CARVINGS

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A RARE PAIR OF POLYCHROME IVORY POMEGRANATE CARVINGS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Each naturalistically modelled as a pomegranate fruit bursting to expose the pink seeds within, borne on a gnarled stem issuing futher smaller fruit and blooms, one carving detailed with a bat and spider, the other with only a spider
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) wide, wood stands (2)

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When depicted exposing the seeds within, the pomegranate conveys a wish for numerous sons. The bats, fu, symbolise 'blessings' and the spider xizi, or 'little joy', is a harbinger of happy events to come. These carvings are rich in auspicious symbolism.