17TH CENTURY
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A LARGE LACQUERED GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF A KING
17th century
The figure cast seated wearing elaborately embroidered multi-layered robes with long sleeves draped over the shoulders and falling in folds over the knees above the pointed shoes, the long sash and elaborately knotted ribbons tied at the chest and suspended to the feet, the hands raised and clasped in front of the chest, the face with a serene smiling expression with a long wispy beard beneath an official's hat adorned at the centre with a ruyi and sceptre with long tassels at the sides, extremity losses, hat incomplete and surface flakes
33 in. (84 cm.) high
17th century
The figure cast seated wearing elaborately embroidered multi-layered robes with long sleeves draped over the shoulders and falling in folds over the knees above the pointed shoes, the long sash and elaborately knotted ribbons tied at the chest and suspended to the feet, the hands raised and clasped in front of the chest, the face with a serene smiling expression with a long wispy beard beneath an official's hat adorned at the centre with a ruyi and sceptre with long tassels at the sides, extremity losses, hat incomplete and surface flakes
33 in. (84 cm.) high