Of elongated form, the sides carved with a deer on a rock on one side and a monkey by a rock on the other side, in a continuous rocky landscape with a pine and a slender willow tree growing from the openwork rocky base and extending up the sides to form a handle. The patina of a dark caramel brown colour. Several small chips, the rim of the spout ground down. Weight 177 g. Deer and monkey are a frequent motif in Chinese decorative arts. The word deer (lu) is homophonous with emolument, and monkey (hou) and marquis have the same pronunciation. Together they express the wish for emolument and high rank. Certificate Dr. Daniel Suebsman, 26.4.2021 This lot contains materials which require a CITES licence for export outside of the EU contract countries. We would like to inform you that such licenses are usually not granted. Dimensions Height 8.4 cm; length 15.8 cm Medium Button1 Provenance Collection Dr. Ehrenfried Castens (1895-1985), Bremen, and hence by descent, purchased between 1929 and 1934 in the Bangkok art trade, when he was working in Thailand as a medical doctor. Part of his Thai art and zoological collection today are housed in the Überseemuseum in Bremen. Notes VAT: Margin scheme