an unusual boxwood model of a lotus pod Qing dynasty

naturalistically carved from a single piece of wood in the form of a lotus pod and stem, the conical pod finely rendered with a multitude of loose seeds contained in niches, the stem sinuously curved as if to depict the heaviness of the ripe seeds

In very good condition with two small holes to the side of the pod.
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The lotus emerges from the mud unstained and is thus a symbol of purity and of the Buddha, unsullied by the concerns of the mundane. The many seeds of the pod, lianzi, is a pun for continuous sons.

Compare a very similar example sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 28th April 1998, lot 871.