The figure is shown carrying a milk bucket in one hand while holding onto the deer skin draped over his back in the other hand. The stone is of pale celadon tone with some areas of light russet inclusion.
3½ in. (8.9 cm.) long

Please note this lot is the property of a private consignor.

Ena Junkel, Los Angeles, California.
Suzanne H. Foster (1943-2015) Collection, Florida, acquired in 1985.

S. Foster, Chinese Jade: The Image from Within, 1986, p. 48-9, no. 82a..

Pasadena, California, Pacific Asia Museum, Chinese Jade: The Image from Within, 1985-86, cat. no. 82a.

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An exemplar of The Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety, Yanzi conceals himself with a baby deer's skin to get close to a doe to obtain its milk to cure his elderly parents' eye disease. He repeated this process every day, but one day, he was mistaken as a real deer and felled by a hunter. Yanzi revealed himself to the hunter, who gave him gifts for risking his life out of filial devotion.

Suzanne Haney Foster (1943-2015) developed an avid interest and passion for Chinese art at an early age after her father brought a jade carving for her from Asia. Her interests and knowledge continued to grow through traveling and working and she opened her own gallery “East West Gallery” in Pasadena, California in 1978, specializing in Chinese jades and porcelains. As a member of the Board of Trustees of Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, Suzanne Foster travelled to many cities and archeological sites in China and deepened her knowledge in the field. In 1986, Suzanne Foster curated Chinese Jade: The Image from Within, which showcased many jade pieces from the museum and other private collections.