Called the sacred fungus of immortality, the lingzhi mushroom it is a symbol for longevity as it grows on the trunks or roots of trees like the pine and instead of decaying becomes woody and survives for a long time. Its Chinese name is a homophone for an auspicious Chinese cloud (yun) form, that represents the heavens, good luck and fortune, so that particular cloud form also a symbol of long life and immortality. It was also believed to grow on the “Three Islands of the Immortals” where immortals lived.
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This ancient Song dynasty tile is likely a memorial tile as it portrays an official, hands in a farewell gesture looking up with devotion to his wife or mother ascending toward heavens on a cloud. A very striking and emotive scene, it would be a great wall piece with an appropriate mount.
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