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A celadon and russet jade figure of Zhou Tanzi
17th/18th century

Fine Chinese Works of Art and Paintings
23 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
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A celadon and russet jade figure of Zhou Tanzi

17th/18th century
The smiling figure unusually carved crouching underneath a deer pelt held aloft by a hoof in his right hand, the deer head resting on the head of the figure, the left hand holding a bucket in front of the bent knees, the deerskin carved from the russet stone enveloping the figure behind and finely incised with scattered stars, the stone of even green tone with scattered russet patches and stony inclusions and russet staining on the reverse.
3 1/4in (8.3cm) high

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Zhou Tanzi, the seventh of the twenty-four paragons of filial piety, is depicting camouflaging himself in a deer skin to obtain deer milk as a cure for his parent's eye malady. See the same figure in white jade sold in Bonhams, Hong Kong, sale 15502, 26 May 2007, lot 302.

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