A very fine and rare Chinese jade carving of a recumbent deer and fawn, lu Late Ming dynasty-Qing dynasty | 明晚期至清 青白玉鹿銜靈芝擺件
Auction Closed
June 10, 03:15 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
A very fine and rare Chinese jade carving of a recumbent deer and fawn, lu
Late Ming dynasty-Qing dynasty
depicting a recumbent deer with its young, side by side, legs tucked under their bodies, holding the same branch of lingzhi in their mouths, the stone of pale céladon colour with milky-white inclusions
(2)
13.6 cm, 5⅜ in.
__________________________________________________________________________
Rare group en jade céladon pâle d'un daim et son faon, fin de la dynastie Ming-dynastie Qing
__________________________________________________________________________
明晚期至清 青白玉鹿銜靈芝擺件
(2)
13.6 公分， 5⅜英寸
Acquired from a French private collection, Rhône Valley. The collection was by repute assembled during the 1930s to the 1950s through acquisitions from prominent Parisian dealers.
__________________________________________________________________________
得自法國羅訥河谷私人收藏，傳原藏家於三十至五十年代年間蒐集於巴黎各大古董商
A similarly carved single deer is in the collections of the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures in the Palace Museum, Jadeware (II), vol. 41, no. 210, p. 274. Compare as well a group of two deer with a lingzhi branch, also from the Qing court collection, illustrated in Zhao Gui Ling, Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum, Jade, Vol. 9, Qing Dynasty, Gu Gong Inventory no. Gu 100141, no. 145, p. 157.
The deer, lu, is a symbol of longevity and is the companion of Shoulao, the god of longevity. It is often depicted with a branch of lingzhi fungus in its mouth and is said to be the only animal capable of finding the sacred fungus of immortality. Two deer form the rebus lulu shunli, ‘May all the roads be smooth’.
You May Also Like
