A Chinese blanc-de-chine figure of Liu Hai. Kangxi
The figure of Liu Hai tempting a three-legged toad out of waves with a string of cash.
- Country:
- China (Dehua)
- Period :
- Kangxi (166-1722)
- Material:
- Porcelain
- Dimension:
- 3.74 in. (9.5 cm)
- Reference :
- E063
- Status:
- sold
Provenance
S. Marchant & Son, Exhibition of Blanc de Chine, 60th anniversary, 1985, no. 94
Notice
Liu Haichan was a Taoist xian (immortal) who was a patriarch of the Quanzhen School, and a master of neidan “internal alchemy” techniques. He learned the secret of immortality from the Chan Chu (“Three-legged Money Toad”) and is a popular Chinese god of wealth
Traditional Chinese and Japanese art frequently represents Liu with a string of square-holed cash coins and a mythical three-legged chanchu (“toad; toad in the moon”).
Photography : Jérémie Beylard /Agence PHAR
