Lot Essay
Compare the gilt-bronze figure of Guandi of similar size and posture in The Chang Foundation, Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal, Taipei, 1993, p. 186, no. 86.
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LATER BRONZES
PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANDI
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Details
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANDI
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The God of War shown seated on a rectangular bench with his left hand resting on his left knee and his right hand raised, wearing long robes over his finely detailed armor and a cloth cap set behind an elaborate headdress cast with a pair of dragons confronting a flaming pearl, his face finely cast with fierce expression, his beard represented by five long segments, all raised on a low rectangular base
13¾ in. (34.8 cm.) high
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The God of War shown seated on a rectangular bench with his left hand resting on his left knee and his right hand raised, wearing long robes over his finely detailed armor and a cloth cap set behind an elaborate headdress cast with a pair of dragons confronting a flaming pearl, his face finely cast with fierce expression, his beard represented by five long segments, all raised on a low rectangular base
13¾ in. (34.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Michael Goedhuis.