PRINTLui Hai is commonly referred to as the god of wealth, he is often depicted with a fringe hair cut and carries a string of cash luring his three-legged toad
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A BLACK JADE ‘LUI HAI’ SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY |
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Of globular form adequately but not extensively hollowed with a flat lip and flat foot, worked with a scene of Liu Hai , holding a long cord with coins secured to its tasseled end, luring his seated three-legged toad sitting amidst a rocky landscape, the reverse with a traveller riding on his domesticated horse enroute to his destination with the accompany of his attendant, all rendered in high relief. |
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Estimate
80,000 - 150,000 313,000 - 586,000 10,300 - 19,300
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Lui Hai is commonly referred to as the god of wealth, he is often depicted with a fringe hair cut and carries a string of cash luring his three-legged toad