Lot Essay
Luxing is one of the Three Star Gods. The mongoose is a Buddhist symbol, a keeper of jewels who sews up all riches when pinched by the God of Wealth.
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17TH/18TH CENTURY
Details
A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF THE GOD OF WEALTH, LUXING
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Shown standing on a rockwork base, holding a mongoose in his left hand and a separate staff surmounted by an umbrella in the right, the figure dressed as a guardian wearing finely detailed, elaborate armor and a celestial scarf billowing behind his head, his hair dressed in a topknot and painted blue behind an openwork foliate scroll crown
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Shown standing on a rockwork base, holding a mongoose in his left hand and a separate staff surmounted by an umbrella in the right, the figure dressed as a guardian wearing finely detailed, elaborate armor and a celestial scarf billowing behind his head, his hair dressed in a topknot and painted blue behind an openwork foliate scroll crown
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Nils Nessim Collection.