Green family porcelain dish depicting Magu... - Lot 23 - Ader

Lot 23
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Green family porcelain dish depicting Magu... - Lot 23 - Ader
Green family porcelain dish depicting Magu xian shou-麻姑獻壽- - "Magu wishes a happy birthday," the immortal goddess, symbol of longevity and eternal youth, China, Kangxi period (1662-1722 )She is depicted holding a ruyi scepter, surrounded by bats (fu), accompanied by a spotted deer pulling a cart carrying the elixir of life, following her a servant holding a packet of scrolls. The reverse of the marli is covered with longevity characters 壽 enameled in red over glaze and written using various types of archaic style calligraphy. False Chenghua mark with six characters. Diameter: 39.5 cmBroken and glued back together. Dishes of this model representing the eternally young and beautiful goddess Magu on her chariot were made on the occasion of birthday parties to wish their owner longevity and good fortune. According to legend, the goddess Magu lived for tens of thousands of years and saw the eastern ocean turn into land and back into ocean three times.
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