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Title: | TOGGLE WINNOWING BASKET WITH FISH |
Inventory#: | VE17118 |
Country: | CHINA |
Price: | $550 |
Chinese toggle carved in the form of two fish in a winnowing basket. The winnowing basket would often double as a dust pan symbolizing a gathering in of {good fortune]. The Chinese character for fish "YU" is pronounced the same as the Chinese character for "abundance" or "surplus" "YU". The fish symbol to symbolize the wish for "more" " good luck, good fortune, long life and children. Because of its reproductive abilities, the fish also represent fertility in marriage. Two fish, or a pair of fish (shuang yu åé±¼), represent happiness in marriage. 19th century.
Dimensions: 2" with braided and knotted silk cord to be worn as a necklace.
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