Painted in the famille verte palette and decorated with a deer pulling a cart containing a flowering plant in a vase, in a fenced garden amongst trees, from which lingzhi fungus grows, and ornamental rockwork. The rim of the plate has a finely-drawn iron red and gilt lotus scroll border with precious objects in reserved panels.
The deer in Chinese art has a variety of symbolisms. The Chinese word for deer (lu) is a hompphone for the Chinese word meaning the salary received by a Government official, and the deer may therefore be read as wishes for a well-paid high office. The Chinese god of prosperity is also Lu, and the deer therefore also carries this connotation.
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