CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE KANGXI (1662-1722)

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GRANDE STATUE DE WEN CHANG EN BOIS ET STUC LAQUE OR
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE KANGXI (1662-1722)
Il est représenté assis, les mains jointes devant le torse tenant originellement un sceptre. Il est vêtu de longues robes. Le visage dont l'expression est sereine est rehaussé de détails peints. Il porte une coiffe élaborée.
Hauteur: 106 cm. (41 ¾ in.)

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A LARGE GILT-LACQUERED WOOD AND STUCCO FIGURE OF WEN CHANG
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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Lot Essay

Wen Chang, the daoist diety who is represented as an earthly minister, is believed to have assisted devotees in achieving success in the civil service examinations and is therefore regarded as one of the gods who will facilitate the path to social acceptance and material rewards. He is generally depicted as a seated scholar such as this present figure.

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