Bowl with Deer

1600-1610 (Wanli) Diam: 5 7/8 in. (15 cm) Citation Source image

This bowl is decorated with six panels of long legged deer against formalized foliage. Deer were believed to live to a very great age and symbolized longevity. It was also thought that they were the only animal capable of finding the sacred fungus of longevity and immorality l...

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39660
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Doyle New York, New York, lot 3; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 2003.
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en
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