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Object 2010501

Saucer

China

1730-1740

Height 18 mm (0.71 inch), diameter of rim 106 mm (4.17 inch), diameter of footring 59 mm (2.32 inch)

Saucer on footring, slightly everted rim. Decorated in various famille rose enamels with a lady and a spotted deer standing in a fenced garden with flowering trees, taihu (garden) rocks and flowering plants. A servant is offering a sacred lingzhi to the spotted deer .

The figure depicted is Xi Wang Mu, goddess of death and immortality. The mushroom being presented by the servant is a symbol of long life and immortality. The blossoming plum tree stands for youth and new life.

Condition: Two tiny hairlines, two frits and a fleabite to the rim.

References:

Jacquemart & Le Blant 1862, pp. 77-105

Jörg 1995, cat. 25

Jörg 2003/2, cat. 8

Price: Sold.