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Chinese Export Porcelain Double Boy Figure Group of Hehe Erxian
$5,000
£3,787.48
€4,369.70
CA$7,010.59
A$7,814.94
CHF 4,113.28
MX$94,738.98
NOK 52,369.80
SEK 48,691.24
DKK 32,614.49
About the Item
Chinese Export Porcelain famille rose Fire Group Representing the Hehe Erxian.
Harmony & Joy,
Qianlong period,
Circa 1770-80.
The Chinese Export porcelain figure group is decorated in the famille rose palette, with two boys seated on pierced rock work, a “three-legged toad” peering out from an opening below.
The sculpture depicts two laughing twin boys, representing the Daoist deities of Harmony and Joy, often called "Hehe Erxian" in Chinese; they are typically seen together, seated on a rock, and are considered patron deities of merchants and prosperity, often associated with symbols of wealth like coins or money boxes.
Dimension: 8 inches high x 7 1/4 inches wide x 2 1/2 inches deep
Reference: An identical group is illustrated by Thomas V. Litzenburg, Jr in Chinese Export Porcelain in the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University (2003, p. 215, no. 219).
The two laughing boys are the Hehe Erxian. They are also known as the “Boy Immortals” and the “Twin Genii of Harmony and Mirth”. The figure to the left is Liu Hai, one of the gods of wealth, who holds aloft a string of “cash”. In the hand of his companion is a box of gold coins. The partially hidden “three-legged toad”, an attribute of Liu Hai, is a symbol of money-making.
The Chinese words he is a homonym for a both “box” and “concord”, and Erxian means “the two holy ones”. Personifying prosperity and accord, the Hehe Erxian were venerated as patron deities by Chinese merchants and traders. Originally intended for the domestic market, images of the Hehe Erxian became popular motifs in the export trade and are known in several variations.
(Ref: NY10714-umrx)
- Dimensions:Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 7.25 in (18.42 cm)Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
- Style:Chinese Export (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1770-1779
- Date of Manufacture:1770-80
- Condition:Excellent condition.
- Seller Location:Downingtown, PA
- Reference Number:Seller: NY10714-umrx)1stDibs: LU861043623812
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