A Chinese famille rose figural group of the ‘Laughing Twins’, Hehe Erxian. Qianlong period.

Decorated in famille rose enamels, with jovial expressions, carrying a lotus sceptre and a ruyi, wearing green and yellow robes, standing side by side on a pierced rockwork base washed with a brown glaze.

COUNTRY : China
PERIOD : Qianlong (1735-1795) / Jiajing (1796-1820)
MATERIAL : Porcelain
SIZE : 6.3 in. (16.5 cm)
REFERENCE : B551
STATUT : available
Additonal informations :

The laughing twins, gods of luck and mirth, are the Immortals Hehe Erxian who represent harmony and mirth as well as bestowing blessing on marriages.