Lot Essay
The inscription on one side reads: 'Peace: Made on an auspicious day in the seventh year of Tianqi'. The other side is partly illegible, but probably records the names of the donors
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A LATE MING CAST IRON FIGURE OF AN OFFICIAL
dated tianqi seventh year, corresponding to ad 1627 and of the period
Seated on a low table with his hands held together in front of him, wearing long robes tied at the waist, an official hat and a rectangular pendant at his chest, each side of the table with an inscription, some pigments remaining, surface patinated, tablet and hairpin missing
16in. (40.5cm.) high
dated tianqi seventh year, corresponding to ad 1627 and of the period
Seated on a low table with his hands held together in front of him, wearing long robes tied at the waist, an official hat and a rectangular pendant at his chest, each side of the table with an inscription, some pigments remaining, surface patinated, tablet and hairpin missing
16in. (40.5cm.) high