Ink and color on silk, mounted as a scroll painting in a silk brocade frame. China, Qing dynasty, likely late 18th century

Depiction of Caishen, the Chinese god of wealth, dressed in a green draped robe with wide sleeves and with official’s headdress. His right hand holding a scroll in a little bag. On his raised left hand, he is holding a circular pedestal with a miniature jade rock among waves and in ‘Lingzhi’-shaped clouds with a central swastika. On the scroll inscribed ‘MYTHICAL EMPEROR MING’.

Shape: Rectangular vertical shape
Dimensions: 57 x 36,5 cm (painting size)
Condition: Age-related condition, partly cracks and wear, the lower part of the painting with dark stain and slightly ripped, the lower part of the mounting is missing.
Provenance: Austrian Private Collection

二十世紀水墨設色紙本祿星立軸
品相與時代相符，部分裂縫，畫面下方有深色染色，輕微撕裂，裝幀下部不完整
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