, possibly depicting Dongfang Shuo holding a detachable peach branch, Japanese or Chinese, 33.5cm high, 3,613 grams
Provenance: From the deceased estate of a lady and sold on behalf of her executors
Dongfang Shuo (c.160-93 B.C.) was a Han Dynasty scholar-official, appointed as court jester to Emperor Wu (r.141-87 B.C.). In Chinese mythology, Dongfang is considered a Daoist immortal and has been incarnated as a series of ancient ministers including Laozi.
The imagery of Dongfang Shuo holding a peach derives from the legend where he stole the peaches of immortality from the peach gardens of Xiwangmu, Queen Mother of the West.
Condition Report:
some wear to surface and traces of green verdigris to base and some wear to gilding
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