Carved coral group representing the Taoist goddess Magu, China, 20th century The goddess is depicted lifting a basket of peaches with her left hand and holding a flycatcher in her right. She is standing on a rock with numerous peony branches hiding birds and two cranes holding lingzhi in their beaks. The goddess is accompanied by a little boy holding a branch of peaches and a little girl carrying a jug and a cup. Smiling, they stand on clouds amidst which bats are flying. Apocryphal two-character incised Qianlong kaishu mark in a rectangle at the base. 19.5 x 18.5 cm; weight: 963 g