Happy Arhat Ceramic Statue

Happy Arhat Ceramic Statue

Happy Arhat (Venerable Xu Bojia) is a ceramic statue created by Liu Zizhen, the first generation master of "clay figurine Liu" in the Tongguan Kiln in Changsha, China, in the 1980s. Renowned for his outstanding ceramic skills and profound understanding of traditional sculpture art, he is known as the "clay figurine Liu" and is one of the important representatives of Chinese ceramic art. Through exquisite craftsmanship and vivid artistic expression, the image of Venerable Xu Boga in Buddhism is presented. In Buddhist culture, Arhat is the sage who reaches the nirvana, while happy Arhat, with his optimistic and open-minded image, conveys the positive spiritual connotation. He is an outstanding representative of the ceramic art of Changsha Tongguan Kiln.
Chinese white ceramic birthday star painted statue

Chinese white ceramic birthday star painted statue

Shouxing, also known as the Antarctic Elder Star, is the god of longevity in ancient mythology. He is also a deity in Taoism, originally named Xingxing and one of the three stars of fortune, fortune, and longevity. After Emperor Qin Shi Huang unified the world, he built the Shouxing Temple in Du County near Chang'an. The late birthday star evolved into the name of an immortal. The Ming Dynasty novel "Journey to the West" depicts the birthday star holding a lingzhi mushroom, with a long head, large ears, and a short body. The "Warning to the World" has a mythological story of "three stars of fortune, wealth, and longevity". The birthday star in the portrait is an old man with white beard, holding a staff and a raised forehead. The ancients symbolized the longevity of the elderly. Often accompanied by deer, cranes, immortal peaches, etc., symbolizing longevity.
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