A FAMILLE VERTE 'BOY AND QILIN' PORCELAIN GINGER JAR China, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period Adorned in the Famille Verte palette with a highly desirable continuous scene depicting a standing mother with her boy as well as a Qilin, the Chinese unicorn believed to deliver a boy. Offered at auction together with a wooden stand and and a wooden lid. H (with the stand and the lid): 29 cm - H (without the stand and the lid): 21,5 cm Notes: This jar has to be noted for the refined quality of its painting. It is adorned with a highly auspicious subject, that of having a long-lasting descendance and, above all, a boy. Indeed, the qilin (麒 麟) or Chinese unicorn represents good luck , prosperity, goodwill and benevolence but it also believed to announce the birth of a boy. 粉彩“孩童和麒麟”瓷姜罐 中国，清朝，康熙年间