Catalogue No.7
China: Tang/Song Dynasty [ 618-1279 ]
Height: 3.1/9in [ 7.9cm ]
Height: 3.1/9in [ 7.9cm ]
A translucent celadon and russet jade model of Zhong Kui, the demon queller, the bearded mythical
figure standing in long flowing robes and wearing a tabbed cap, a sword in both hands, his right foot resting on the
back of a crouching horned demon grasping the silk tassel suspended from the weapon, the details of the faces deeply
defined and the folds of the robe well executed.
Provenance: Property of a Lady
Zhong Kui was a the hero of a Chinese legend of the Tang Dynasty. Originally a disqualified student by failure in the state examinations, he had committed suicide only to return to devote himself to the expulsion of all devils in the Empire.
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