Identity area
Reference code
CPC/1/Z/18
Title
An auspicious official
Date(s)
- nd [c1980] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 piece
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
AC 618
Content and structure area
Scope and content
For good luck. Many symbols of good fortune decorate the body of an official. Peony (good fortune & wealth), a jade scepter, lingzhi (a magic fungus associated with long life), a latern with the phrase 'all crops' (五谷). Likely meant to combine with Z17 to say 'Abundant harvest of all crops'. Shown with deer, a symbol of good luck and longeivty as it's name lu (鹿) is a homophone with the word for official salary (禄), ie wealth. Woodblock prints, partly hand-coloured. Original from Yanzhou Prefecture, from Forbidden City (故宫) Museum, Beijing.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
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Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- Chinese
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
355mm x 691mm