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, its pronunciation close to xiang, 'auspicious', and it symbolizes 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_465

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (2.7Mb) / 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 close xiang auspicious symbolizes filial piety patience kindness jade group boy rare 18th 19th century China sculpture height 5.6 cm width 4.1 cm small carved object pale yellow cream tones rests smooth reflective surface showing soft mirrored reflection beneath background uniform medium gray object displays subtle variations warm beige light brown rounded organic shapes.