A LEMON-YELLOW ‘LINGZHI’ SHAPED GROUP 清中期 仿生瓷... Lot 47

A LEMON-YELLOW ‘LINGZHI’ SHAPED GROUP 清中期 仿生瓷 黃釉靈芝尊 China, 19th century. the body naturalistically modelled as a hollowed lingzhi spray and rising from a recessed base to a widely flaring rim, moulded in high relief around the base with small lingzhi sprays and covered overall in a thick rich streaky lemon-yellow glaze. H: 18.6cm NOTE Lingzhi or ‘divine fungus’ is amongst the most revered and interesting plants in China. Also called ‘Auspicious Plant’ or ‘Immorality Plant’, lingzhi is believed to be a magical substance and Daoist alchemists claimed that by taking lingzhi, man could attain immortality and even a dead person could come to life again. Lingzhi has been a popular motif in Chinese art for two thousand years.