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Chinese Art
Lot 157Ф,Y

A rare ivory 'pomegranate' carving on stand
19th/early 20th century

21 March 2018, 11:00 GMT
Edinburgh

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A rare ivory 'pomegranate' carving on stand

19th/early 20th century
Naturalistically carved and pierced as a large pomegranate fruit bursting to reveal the ripe seeds within and attracting two spiders, borne on gnarled branches issuing further smaller fruit and blossoms, (small losses).
ivory 7.5cm and on a similarly carved and pierced wood stand (2).

Footnotes

The splitting pomegranate with many seeds or zi (子 the same character for child) is a popular subject in Chinese art as 'a hundred seeds from a split pomegranate' (liu kai bai zi 榴開百子), encapsulates the wish for the birth of many children, especially boys.

A similar example but bearing a Qianlong seal mark was sold at Bonhams sale of Fine Chinese Art, 12th May 2016.

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