清 黃楊木雕壽星立像連童子仙鶴

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英文品名：A BOXWOOD CARVING OF THE GOD OF LONGEVITY WITH BOY AND CRANE 尺寸：H:12cm 黃楊木雕。壽星立像，額部隆起，長眉垂頷，左手持鳩杖，杖頭作鹿形，右手扶如意，身旁立一童子，右側立一仙鶴，足踏祥雲。木色金黃瑩潤，刀工圓潤生動。壽星即南極老人，為壽誕之神，凸額、長髯、鳩杖為其特徵。古傳鳩杖為漢代賜老者之杖，以示尊老；童子、仙鶴、祥雲皆為添壽之祥。清代祝壽禮物多送壽星像，置於中堂，頌松鶴延年。 A boxwood carving of the God of Longevity standing: domed brow, long beard, holding a dove-head staff in his left hand and a ruyi in his right, a boy attendant at his side and a crane beside him, all on a cloud base. The golden wood is warmly patinated, the carving rounded and lively. Shouxing, the Old Man of the South Pole, is the deity of birthdays, recognisable by his high brow, long beard and dove staff. The dove staff recalls Han dynasty grants of honour to the aged; the boy, crane and clouds all add to the auspicious birthday message. Qing birthday gifts commonly included such figures for the central hall, praising crane-and-pine longevity.

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