A FAMILLE VERTE WARRIOR

KANGXI

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A FAMILLE VERTE WARRIOR
KANGXI
Guandi, God of War, modelled seated on a rocky ledge wearing pierced honeycomb-pattern armour and a green robe decorated with dragons amid clouds, a medallion on his chest and belt about his waist, his armour fastened at his right knee with a tiger-head clasp, his head and hands left in the biscuit
9 3/8 in. (23.7 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Compare with a similar figure of Guandi also with intricately molded armor from the collection of S.E. Kennedy, Esq., illustrated by E. Gorer and J.F. Blacker, Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, vol. I, London, 1911, pl. 77.

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