Period:Qing dynasty Production date:19thC
Materials:ivory, wood,
Technique:carved
Subjects:deity moon
Dimensions:Height: 24.80 centimetres (with stand) Height: 21.60 centimetres
Description:
Carved ivory landscape. Palace on top of a mountain, lady holding a rabbit in her arms with two maids awaiting two visitors ascending on clouds; possibly Chang’e awaiting Emperor Ming of Tang led by the priest Ye Fashan.
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![图片[1]-figure; model BM-2018-3005.523-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_P1010397.jpg)
![图片[2]-figure; model BM-2018-3005.523-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_P1010400.jpg)
Comments:According to S E Lukas, the scuplture represents the scene of Emperor Ming of Tang, led by the Daoist priest Ye Fashan (631-720), ascending to the Moon Palace, the residence of the goddess Chang’e.
Materials:ivory, wood,
Technique:carved
Subjects:deity moon
Dimensions:Height: 24.80 centimetres (with stand) Height: 21.60 centimetres
Description:
Carved ivory landscape. Palace on top of a mountain, lady holding a rabbit in her arms with two maids awaiting two visitors ascending on clouds; possibly Chang’e awaiting Emperor Ming of Tang led by the priest Ye Fashan.
IMG
Comments:According to S E Lukas, the scuplture represents the scene of Emperor Ming of Tang, led by the Daoist priest Ye Fashan (631-720), ascending to the Moon Palace, the residence of the goddess Chang’e.
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