清 竹根雕壽星童子擺件

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英文品名：A BAMBOO-ROOT CARVING OF THE GOD OF LONGEVITY WITH BOYS, QING DYNASTY 尺寸：H:20cm 此擺件為竹根雕，壽星老態龍鍾，禿頂長額，長髯飄胸，手捧壽桃，拄鳩杖。身旁環繞數童子，或抱卷、或持桃、或嬉戲，形態生動。根須隨形，竹色紅潤，包漿瑩亮。為清代竹根雕擺件。壽星，指南極老人星，掌壽命。明代以降，壽星像多作禿頂長額、短身闊臉，手捧壽桃、拄鳩杖，象徵長壽。環繞童子，取「多子多福」「五子登科」之意，為春節、壽辰常見之吉祥擺件。竹根天然瘤節，最宜雕群像。 This bamboo-root carving shows the God of Longevity—aged, bald with high domed brow, long beard—holding a peach and leaning on a staff. Boys gather about him, holding scrolls, peaches or at play, their poses lively. The root form is used naturally, the bamboo reddish and lustrous. It is a Qing bamboo-root display piece. The God of Longevity is the Old Man of the South Pole. From the Ming he was shown bald and long-browed, short and broad, holding a peach and staff, symbolizing long life. Surrounding boys wish for many sons and success in the exams; such groups were common at New Year and birthdays. The natural knotted root suits multi-figure groups.

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