Caption

Boy sitting on a ram - button, Rubiec-Masalski, Fyodor Vasilyevich (1865-1920?), Chinese art; Chinese; Tulisov, Jerzy (1943- ); children; animals; rams; boys; rattles; Qing (1644-1911); Confucianism; drums; Chinese symbols; Qing (style). The ram is a popular motif in Chinese jade carving, not only because its pronunciation sounds close to xiang, 'auspicious', but also as a symbol of filial piety, patience and kindness. A jade group of ram and boy is very rare. 18th/19th century, China; sculpture; height 5.6 cm, width 4.1 cm.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A40_462

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77.2Mb (2.8Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Boy sitting ram - button Rubiec-Masalski Fyodor Vasilyevich 1865-1920 Chinese art Chinese Tulisov Jerzy 1943- children animals rams boys rattles Qing 1644-1911 Confucianism drums Chinese symbols style ram popular motif Chinese jade carving pronunciation sounds close xiang auspicious also symbol filial piety patience kindness jade group boy rare 18th 19th century China sculpture height 5.6 cm width 4.1 cm small carved figurine pale yellow slight areas deeper yellow pinkish-orange spots seated childlike figure rounded head small topknot leaning forward resting hands head crouching animal rounded face tapered body carving sits reflective gray surface set smooth gray background figurine's reflection visible beneath .