A CHINESE CHICKEN-BONE JADE CARVING OF ZHOU YANZI 18TH CENTURY...
A CHINESE CHICKEN-BONE JADE CARVING OF ZHOU YANZI 18TH CENTURY The boy carved standing holding a bucket in his left hand, with a large deer skin draped over his back and head, depicted with a cheerful expression on his face and his hair tied in two buns, 8.7cm. Figures of Zhou Yanzi represent filial piety. According to a Chinese folk tale, Zhou Yanzi wore a deer skin in order to mingle with a herd and obtain milk from a doe to cure his ailing father.
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A CHINESE CHICKEN-BONE JADE CARVING OF ZHOU YANZI 18TH CENTURY The boy carved standing holding a bucket in his left hand, with a large deer skin draped over his back and head, depicted with a cheerful expression on his face and his hair tied in two buns, 8.7cm. Figures of Zhou Yanzi represent filial piety. According to a Chinese folk tale, Zhou Yanzi wore a deer skin in order to mingle with a herd and obtain milk from a doe to cure his ailing father.
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