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A Chinese huanghuali recessed-leg altar table, pingtou'an Qing dynasty, 18th century The...
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A Chinese huanghuali recessed-leg altar table, pingtou'an
Qing dynasty, 18th century
The well-figured table top terminating in everted flanges on the shorter ends, above sides carved with double reeds, the apron with beaded edges enclosing finely-carved sinuous chilong dragons chasing a lingzhi issuing from a craggy peak, the aprons terminating in reticulated coiled chilong, each pair of the double-reeded legs enclosing further aprons carved in shallow relief with sinuous dragons confronting craggy peaks with further lingzhi.
145cm long x 31.5cm deep x 84cm high.
清十八世紀 黃花梨平頭案
A symbol of great health and longevity, Lingzhi, or ganoderma sichuanense, is a bracket fungus native of East Asia. Known in Chinese culture from time immemorial, its first mention in the combination of the two characters靈芝 together into a single word is found in the poetry of Bangu in the first century CE, in an ode to Lingzhi.
The fungus is thought to have been used in Daoist settings for several centuries, where the use of a concentrated decoction was thought to give practitioners the ability to see spirits, or to become spirits, or immortals, themselves.
To this date, lingzhi is used in Chinese traditional medicine to treat a number of ailments. Traditionally, it was seen as a symbol of health and longevity, and a talisman for good luck. Because of these associations, it was often grown in imperial gardens, as well as being a popular subject in painting, porcelain and carving.
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