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Vintage Hand Carved Chinese Natural Jade Statue With Fortune Beast Dragon Head Tail
Pixiu (also called Tianlu or Bixie) is …
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Vintage Hand Carved Chinese Natural Jade Statue With Fortune Beast Dragon Head Tail
Pixiu (also called Tianlu or Bixie) is one of the five auspicious animals of traditional Chinese culture (the other four are the dragon, phoenix, turtle and kylin). The Chinese people call it “fortune beast.” This lion-looking beast has the head of dragon, the body of a horse and the legs of a kylin and is able to fly. The Pixiu is both ferocious and powerful, so it works as a security guard of Heaven, resisting demons and ghosts. Just like the dragon and the kylin, the Pixiu brings happiness good luck for people and has an exorcising function. What is different from the kylin is that the Pixiu is a ferocious animal and has strong will in protecting its master. That is the very reason why many Chinese people wear jade Pixius.
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- Dimensions
- 6ʺW × 3ʺD × 5.5ʺH
- Styles
- Chinese
- Period
- Early 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- China
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Stone
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Oxblood Red
- Condition Notes
- Good antique condition Good antique condition less
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