TWO BOYS SYMBOLIZING GOOD FORTUNE
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Yellow bronze. China, late Qing – ca. Repiblic
These two nicely rendered boys are in Yin-Ying position. It is quite a sophisticated composition, for every boy has two bodies, which combine to form a ring with an opening in the centre. The overall shape of the four bodies tends towards a quadrilateral – this number is a symbol of lucky in China. The boys are depicted naked, wearing only a decorated band around their abdomens; one of them holding a leaf fan, and the other a small bowl. Distinctive are the tufts of hair, which have been left uncut, so that the house-god could pull them to safety in case of a fire. Dark patina.
DIAMETER (HEAD TO HEAD) 17 CM
From a German private collection
These two nicely rendered boys are in Yin-Ying position. It is quite a sophisticated composition, for every boy has two bodies, which combine to form a ring with an opening in the centre. The overall shape of the four bodies tends towards a quadrilateral – this number is a symbol of lucky in China. The boys are depicted naked, wearing only a decorated band around their abdomens; one of them holding a leaf fan, and the other a small bowl. Distinctive are the tufts of hair, which have been left uncut, so that the house-god could pull them to safety in case of a fire. Dark patina.
DIAMETER (HEAD TO HEAD) 17 CM
From a German private collection
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TWO BOYS SYMBOLIZING GOOD FORTUNE
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