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Auction 30  18-20 Jan 2018
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Lot 1841

Starting price: 65 USD
Price realized: 65 USD
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QING: AE charm (16.85g), CCH-2547, 38mm x 54mm, irregular-shaped charm, wu zi deng ke fu shou shuang quan (may your five sons achieve great success in the imperial examinations, happiness and longevity both complete), fu (happiness) at center in seal script // fu (good fortune or happiness) above, xi (which also means happiness) below and shou at center (longevity), written in seal script; on the right is a deer; the figure to the left is Shou, the God of Longevity, who is always shown with a walking stick and is frequently accompanied by the deer, holed as made, Fine. The Chinese believe that the deer lives to a very great age and, therefore, has become an emblem of long life. Also, the Chinese character for deer and that for the salary a government official receives are both pronounced lu. The deer thus symbolizes the wish expressed on the obverse side to live a long life and to be successful in passing the examinations to become a government official. The God of Longevity, the shou longevity character in the center of the piece, the fu happiness character at the top, and the xi happiness character at the bottom all mimic the "happiness and longevity both complete" inscription on the obverse side of the charm.

Estimate: 75-100 USD
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