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16000 SEK

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10 000-15 000 SEK

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Chin Ying (according to inscription on the reverse), ink and colour on silk, seated godess ´Magu´ with baskets containing peaches and lingzhi mushrooms (symbols of immortality), seal, framed, Ming Dynasty, 17th century, c. 60 x 31.5 cm, scratches, wear, bursts

PROVENANCE:
Purchased at Stockholms Auktionsverk, 1976, according to inscription on the reverse

NOTE:
This figure is most likely Magu, an immortal symbolising longevity, who made elixirs and wines from the lingzhi fungus. She is a beautiful young woman with long birdlike fingernails and a symbolic protector of females in Chinese mythology.

Auktionsnummer:

3025

Päivämäärä:

2016-06-09