CHINE, XVIIEME SIECLE

Details

DAIM EN JADE CELADON ET ROUILLE SCULPTE
CHINE, XVIIEME SIECLE
L'animal est représenté couché, les pattes repliées sous son corps. Il tient dans sa gueule un branchage de lingzhi.
Longueur: 7,2 cm. (2 7/8 in.), socle en bois

Provenance

Property of the late Baroness Marie-Louise von Callenberg (1901-1982), Switzerland

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Further details

A CELADON AND RUSSET CARVING OF A DEER
CHINA, 17TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

The deer is an emblem of longevity and is said to be the only creature able to find the lingzhi, a fungus which promotes longevity. In addition to its association with Daoist concepts of long life, the deer is also symbolic of riches, as its pronunciation, lu, is homophone for riches or official emolument. The image of the deer (moreover when there are two animals) is very auspicious and came to popularity in the Yuan and early Ming dynasties. See an example of a crouching deer with a lingzhi in its mouth dating from early Ming dynasty illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Jadeware (II), Hong Kong, 1995, p.274, pl.210.

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