Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Underglaze Blue Porcelain Chinese Snuff Bottle


The God of Longevity, also called the Old Man Star, is one of the three gods in Chinese fable, namely, the God of Luck, God of High Rank and God of Longevity.

Holding a staff on one hand and a Lucid Ganoderma on the other. Articles symbolizing longevity such as deer, "crane" and peach are usually painted on the picture of the God of Longevity.

The god of Longevity with a boy is a traditional subject of China.

Painted in underglaze blue. Cylindrical body with angular shoulders, short flared neck with lipped rim, and recessed base.

Late 19th Century..

3" tall.....

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