200.00EUR

Boy with a lotus flower and a gourd – (0422)
[0422]

Silver pendant and chain. The pendant is shaped as a baby Boy who holds a Lotus flower in one hand and his little ‘willy’, which moves out, in the other. This small pendant was most probably a wedding gift. A boy carrying a Lotus is a pun ‘May you continuously give birth to Distinguished sons’ (liansheng guizi). The boy implies the wish for a son and the lotus (lian) also means Continuous (lian). He has a Bottle gourd on his back which symbolizes Blessings and Fertility. In Chinese culture the absence of sons was a disaster. Wearing a small charm in the shape of a baby boy was supposed to ensure the arrival of a son. This charming but unmarked figure dates from the late Qing period (1644 – 1912). Length including chain 13 cm. Boy length 3.6 cm. Width 2.2 cm. Depth 1.2 cm.
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