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[Honey Wax Material Stone Liu Hai Playing Toad Bonsai]

Honey Wax Material Stone Liu Hai Playing Toad Bonsai, built in the middle of the Qing Dynasty at the manufacturing office, with a total height of 37 centimeters, a seat height of 17 centimeters, a length of 26.5 centimeters, and a width of 20 centimeters. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The square folded corner shaped seat is inlaid with three color materials such as imitation suede white jade, imitation sapphire, imitation lapis lazuli, and five color materials such as malachite, Venus, and coral. The blue set of Venus material and malachite are used as the upper and lower borders and dividing bars. The 18 pieces of imitation jade and 4 pieces of transparent blue inlaid in the frame of the seat wall are all carved with a square hook Kui dragon pattern. The front side of the seat wall is inlaid with embossed coral slices with bat flowing cloud patterns. In the center of the coral slices, a piece of Ruyi shaped honey wax is inlaid with Kui dragon patterns. The seat is made of malachite carved mountain stones, on which stands a Liu Hai Immortal made of amber and honey wax. He holds a coral carved money chain with a happy smile and is playing a three legged toad made of Venus, inlaid with rubies and blue materials. He bends his back and heads up, looking up at the money chain in the hands of the Liu Hai, with a look of leaping and trying. Next to the bangs are red coral bergamot trees, dyed tooth leaves, bergamot fruits made of tridacna and red honey wax, as well as copper branches and leaves, camellia with coral flowers, coral, and blue ganoderma lucidum
Among the handicrafts of the Qing Dynasty, there were many people with the theme of “Liu Hai Playing with Toads”. This bonsai has a unique shape, exquisite and luxurious production, and lively characters and animals. It is a quite unique treasure in the Qing Dynasty bonsai.