18/19th century
The boy is reclining on a large lotus leaf floating on crested waves. He is wearing long-sleeved robes and holding a large carp with open mouth in both hands. His face is smiling and his shaved head has one tuft of hair.
The amber is of a warm orange-yellowish tone.
Length: 6.3 cm
Provenance: A Dutch private collection
Fish symbolise a wish for abundance and affluence, as the word for 'fish', yu 魚, is a homonym for yu 餘, meaning 'surplus'. Thus, a boy with a fish symbolises a wish for many children. The carp, li 鯉, has its own symbolic associations.
WF 112 十八∕十九世紀 蜜蠟雕童子戲鯉
整器琢成斜倚在一片大荷葉上的童子，手抱鯉魚，笑容憨然。
長6.3公分
來源：荷蘭私人收藏
