Lot Essay
Compare the larger but related figure of Guandi in the Chang Foundation illustrated in Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal, Taipei, 1993, p. 186, no. 86.
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18TH CENTURY
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AN UNUSUAL CLOISONN AND CHAMPLEV ENAMEL FIGURE OF GUANDI
18th Century
The immortal shown stiffly seated on a plinth decorated on top and the sides with foliate diaper and on the back with a large peony spray, his left hand resting on his knee and his right holding a segment of his long beard, wearing layered robes decorated with lotus scroll over armor indicated by Y-diaper, his face with stern expression below a foliate crown
6in. (16.5cm.) high
18th Century
The immortal shown stiffly seated on a plinth decorated on top and the sides with foliate diaper and on the back with a large peony spray, his left hand resting on his knee and his right holding a segment of his long beard, wearing layered robes decorated with lotus scroll over armor indicated by Y-diaper, his face with stern expression below a foliate crown
6in. (16.5cm.) high