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Ivory Carving of Figure- Qing Dynasty As Lu Yen, wearing a cap & long flowing robes supporting a young boy, gazing at him through a broken fan, in his arms. Provenance: Sassoon Collection nos. 97, 245 & x143 Illustrated: S.E. Lucas, The Catalogue Sassoon Chinese Ivories, pp.127, 129, no.97; pp.325, 327, Catalogue no.245 Lu Yen is honored by the literati because he promises to his patrons a progeny of children who will become famous officials and scholars. Chess was a popular pastime of the literati class as well as music, literature and painting, it was considered to be one of the four accomplishments of the cultured classes in China.
Condition: Very Good