Rix Enchères

Kui Xing, Taoist god of imperial examination 33,5cm high
Kui Xing is the god of imperial examinations who accompanies the god of literature Wen Chang.
Before his deification, Chung K'uei passed the public examinations with great success, but the emperor, faced with the deformity of his body, refused him the usual honors.
Overwhelmed with grief, Chung Kuei attempted suicide. In one version of the myth, he was saved by an enchanted fish or turtle (a sea creature, sometimes a dragon, like our statue). However, in
another version, he succeeded.Kui Xing is worshipped by the students taking the imperial
examinations.He is often depicted seated on a turtle, holding an official seal in one
hand and a brush in the other, with which he draws up the list of exceptional candidates.
He lives in the stars of the constellation Ursa Major.Our statue presents an offering and two messages.
The first message, consisting of four characters, is an honorary title such as doctor or professor
The second message is dated October 11, 8th year of Emperor Tongzhi (1869).
The message is from the Ruan family, who offered this statue for the success of their three children, Ruan
Guo Fu, R.G. Gin, and R.G. Wang.
Emperor Tongzhi:
Upon the death of Emperor Xiang Feng in 1961, Tongzhi ascended the throne at the age of 5. He was the 8th Qing emperor and the son of Xian Fang and Concubine Cixi. His mother, Cixi, and her advisor Prince Kong (Xian Feng's brother), assumed the regency and attempted in vain to restore imperial
power. Emperor Tongzhi died of syphilis at the age of 18, in 1875

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