A Chinese porcelain figure of Shoulao, Ming...
A Chinese porcelain figure of Shoulao, Ming dynasty, Wanli period, modelled seated on a recumbent deer raised on oval base, clutching a scroll, painted in underglaze blue with facial features, clouds, and breaking waves, 23cm high Note: Depictions of ‘xian’ grew in popularity from the middle Ming period, which saw an increase in printed dramas and stories portraying these immortals, as well as figures carved from ivory and hardstone and cast in bronze. Porcelain figures similar to this example,
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A Chinese porcelain figure of Shoulao, Ming dynasty, Wanli period, modelled seated on a recumbent deer raised on oval base, clutching a scroll, painted in underglaze blue with facial features, clouds, and breaking waves, 23cm high Note: Depictions of ‘xian’ grew in popularity from the middle Ming period, which saw an increase in printed dramas and stories portraying these immortals, as well as figures carved from ivory and hardstone and cast in bronze. Porcelain figures similar to this example,
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