A SMALL ‘HANSHAN’ YIXING EWER, QING DYNASTYThe fully figural ceramic vessel with some neatly carved details and black lacquer paintingChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) A humorous depiction of Hanshan leaning on a tree stub and reading a book, which serves as the vessel’s lid. A sleeping pig is lying in front of the famous poet.Hanshan (literally: "Cold Mountain") is a legendary figure associated with a collection of poems from the Chinese Tang Dynasty in the Taoist and Chan tradition. No one knows who he was, when he lived and died, or whether he actually existed. In the Chinese Buddhist tradition, Hanshan and his sidekick Shide are honored as emanations of the bodhisattvas Manjusri and Samantabhadra, respectively. Little is known of his work, since he was a recluse living in a remote region and his poems were written on rocks in the mountains he called home. Of the 600 poems he is thought to have written at some point before his death, 313 were collected and have survived.The present depiction possibly refers to a poem by Hanshan, where he comments on the relationship of man and pig.Very nice carved wood stand, possibly Zitan (good reddish color and some crabs claw marks). (2)Shape: FiguralWeight: 158.7Dimensions: Length 10 cm.Condition: Excellent Provenance: American private collection.宜興寒山小壺人物造型的小壺,雕塑細緻,局部黑漆彩繪中國,清代 (1644-1912)造型:人物重量:158.7 克尺寸:長 10 厘米品相:優秀 來源:美國私人收藏.