A toggle 'Four Happy Boys'
Lot-No. 306
Proceeds : 200 €
China, around 1900 (Qing Dynasty 1644-1911). Carved boxwood. Infinite circle comprising of figures of boys, one of the holding a lingzhi fungus. 6 x 5,5 cm. - The 'si xiren' or 'four happy boys' represent the four happy events in one's life: one's wedding night, meeting an old friend far from home, passing one's exams and rain after a drought.
A toggle 'Four Happy Boys'
A toggle 'Four Happy Boys'
Lot-No. 306
Proceeds : 200 €
China, around 1900 (Qing Dynasty 1644-1911). Carved boxwood. Infinite circle comprising of figures of boys, one of the holding a lingzhi fungus. 6 x 5,5 cm. - The 'si xiren' or 'four happy boys' represent the four happy events in one's life: one's wedding night, meeting an old friend far from home, passing one's exams and rain after a drought.