Lot Essay
A boy (zi) carrying a lotus (lian) represents the wish liansheng guizi, 'May you have the continuous birth of distinguished sons'.
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18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
A MOUNTED WHITE JADE PENDANT
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The pendant is of shaped rectangular form, carved to one side with a boy holding a lotus stem. The reverse is carved with a four-line poetic inscription. Silvered mounts.
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) long, mounted as a brooch
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The pendant is of shaped rectangular form, carved to one side with a boy holding a lotus stem. The reverse is carved with a four-line poetic inscription. Silvered mounts.
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) long, mounted as a brooch
Provenance
Private UK Collection, acquired prior to 1950.
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