Beautiful Carved Ivory Sculpture, China, With Cites Certification

This is a sculpted depiction of Shou Lao (also known as Shouxing), the Chinese god of longevity—one of the Three Star Gods (Fu Lu Shou) and a well-known motif in Chinese decorative art. He is recognizable by his distinctive skull—tall, bald, and elongated—his long beard, his gnarled staff (made of peach wood, here topped with a stylized motif of a lingzhi mushroom or a dragon’s head), and the branch of peaches he holds in his arms—peaches being the symbol of immortality. The crane at his feet is also a classic symbol of longevity, just like the peach and the lingzhi. The statue rests on an openwork wooden base with scrollwork motifs, typical of this type of Chinese export art dating from the late Qing Dynasty / Republican era (circa 1880–1930)

This sculpture comes with a CITES certificate valid within the EU (no shipping outside the EU!)