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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

God of Good Fortune

Figure of Fuxing
1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of Fuxing (Star-god of happiness) of porcelain. Painted in three shades of green, red, yellow, manganese-purple and black. Depicted as an old man with a peach in his left hand. His robes are decorated with lotus scrolls, plum-blossom, diapers and landscapes. Base unglazed. The left hand loose on a wire.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGod of Good Fortune (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure of Fuxing (Star-god of happiness), porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels and gilded, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Figure of Fuxing (Star-god of happiness) of porcelain. Painted in three shades of green, red, yellow, manganese-purple and black. Depicted as an old man with a peach in his left hand. His robes are decorated with lotus scrolls, plum-blossom, diapers and landscapes. Base unglazed. The left hand loose on a wire.
Dimensions
  • Height: 45.7cm
Style
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Gorer, E. and J. F. Blacker. Chinese porcelain and hard stones. London: B. Quaritch, 1911, Vol. I, Pl. 68.
Other number
Loan No. 24
Collection
Accession number
C.1272-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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