Ivory carved double happiness character “Da Ji” gourd

[Ivory Carved Double Happiness “Da Ji” Gourd]

Ivory Carved Double Happiness “Da Ji” Gourd, in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, has a height of 18.8 cm and a caliber of 2.8 cm
Round carved gourd style, made with techniques such as carving and dyeing. The outer wall is decorated with carved gold patterns and embossed with dyed patterns of tangled branches, melons, fruits, flowers, butterflies, and bats. In the center, both sides are glazed, one side is carved with the characters “Da” and “Ji” in regular script, and the other side is carved with the characters “Shuangxi” in red official script. There is a spiral cuff inside the cover button, and there is a long chain with a movable ring in the abdomen, which is connected to the bottom of the gourd cover from top to bottom. There are three small chains on the long chain, each with a small gourd on it, and the carving is extremely delicate
This work was made for the royal wedding by experts in the ivory carving industry of the Qing Palace during the period from Yongzheng to Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. This process, which uses no splicing means and purely engravings to create complex chain structures, is a prominent achievement of ivory carving in the Qing Dynasty. According to the different style features and the composition of the ivory work at that time, although this ivory gourd did not leave any style, it should have been made by a craftsman from Guangdong.

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