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« on: July 23, 2015, 03:24:31 pm »
I am not keeping this one, but want to share it..

"Star God of Longevity" Scene.. Best guess is mid to late 19th..

Found out a little information online to share..

Stars on deer could represent the "Fu" character in place of a bat. The whole composition forms the rebus "Fu Lu Shou" (Happiness or Luck, generally represented by a bat "Fu" or "Bian Fu", "Lu" meaning wealth or profit and also the word for deer, and "Shou" referring to longevity and being represented by the God of Longevity "Shoulao" )


Also there is a myth from the Ming dynasty that a deer was the companion of Shoulao who owed his longevity to the deer. The deer had the magical ability to sniff out lingzhi in the forest and guided shoulao to the Lingzhi which was the key to extending life.

Small chip or more likely a natural inclusion on foot rim.

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« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2015, 09:27:48 pm »
Nice bottle George.   I think a bit later than that just because the carving and the mouth but not sure..
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« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2015, 12:22:32 am »
George,

You don't mention the size. The photos are quite dark, so not able to see the details too well, but I would tentatively date it to late 1800s through to early 1900s.

The carving looks quite OK.

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« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2015, 12:41:49 am »
Sorry about that Tom... It is 2 1/2" tall, and here is a closer up for the front. 


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« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2015, 03:57:44 am »
Thanks George,

Nice depth of color to the stone.
Based on carving details I would probably revise my dating to 1880-1950. But that's just my opinion..... without having handled it.

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« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2015, 04:26:48 am »
Thank you Tom..
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« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2015, 03:16:09 am »
George,

Very pleasing to the eyes ! The color of the stone in particular.

Congratulations !

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