A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF ZHOU YANZI China, Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912). The white and russet jade figure of Zhou Yanzi, grasping the handle of a milk pail in his left hand with the deerskin cloaking his back. Zhou Yanzi's story originates from a Chinese folk tale and describes a boy whose parents began to lose their sense of sight and claimed that the milk of a doe would restore their vision. To reverse their impending blindness, Yanzi bravely cloaked himself in a deerskin and roamed amidst the herd in disguise to collect the potent milk. Condition: Notches overall the figure due to the natural inclusions in the material. Provenance: Austrian private collection. Weight: 105 g Dimensions: Height 7.2 cm