Kangxi period (1662-1722)
The 'Laughing Twins' are seated on an oval base with their arms around each other, their long hair falling over their shoulders and their robes open to expose their protruding corpulent bellies. One is holding a box, the other a thin floral branch. A cylindrical joss-stick holder is set at their feet
Height 6 cm
With Vanderven Oriental Art, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
Usually depicted as two young boys, the Hehe Erxian, 和合二仙, are known as 'The Two Spirits of Harmony and Union'. The word he is a homonym for 'union', while erxian also means ''the two holy ones'.
According to legend, these figures were the Tang dynasty hermit monks Hanshan and Shide.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the twins were usually depicted holding an ox and a lotus stem.
MF 11 清康熙 綠松石釉和合二仙香插
時代：清康熙，1662至1722年
特徵：和合二仙將手搭在對方肩上，身著開襟露腹長袍。一仙持盒，另一仙持花，他們前方立一圓柱形香座。底座上標籤：荷蘭Vanderven Oriental Art
尺寸：高6公分
