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A gilt bronze figure of a high Daoist official
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A gilt bronze figure of a high Daoist official

LATE MING DYNASTY

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A gilt bronze figure of a high Daoist official
Late Ming Dynasty
Represented Tinguan, the Heavan official, seated holding a hu tablet with both hands in front of his chest, wearing a long-sleeved robe with a short cape over the shoulders,the official's hat secured with a hat pin, the serious face with long moustache, goatee and sideburns
12.4 cm. high, fitted wood stand
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Lot Essay

According to James Spencer, Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal, Chang Foundation, Taipei, 1993, p. 174, Tinguan was one of the Three High officials in the Daoist pantheon and is 'portrayed with handsome and benevolent face'. His role is to give people their allotted share of luck and happiness.

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