Description
A fine Chinese white jade peach box and cover Qianlong 1736-95, crisply carved as a large flattened fruit issuing from a gnarled branch and with small leaves to the base and cover, a small bat creeps upon the surface, 10cm. (2)
Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., bears paper label.
Bats and peaches are auspicious symbols in China and often seen depicted together. The bat or fu symbolises blessings, while the peach or shoutao stands for longevity. The combination of the two results in the proverb fushou shangquan, May you possess both blessings and longevity.
