Lot Essay
The stupa represents the body of the Buddha, both his spiritual body and his person, as well as his Law.
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MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
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A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN KING
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The figure represents Vaisravana, (Ch. Duowen), the Guardian King of the North, holding a stupa in his raised left hand. He wears elaborate armour with a celestial scarf billowing above his shoulder and trailing down his sides. His face wears a wrathful expression below the openworked crown and topknot. There are traces of lacquer.
20 ¼ in. (51.5 cm.) high
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The figure represents Vaisravana, (Ch. Duowen), the Guardian King of the North, holding a stupa in his raised left hand. He wears elaborate armour with a celestial scarf billowing above his shoulder and trailing down his sides. His face wears a wrathful expression below the openworked crown and topknot. There are traces of lacquer.
20 ¼ in. (51.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Private European Collection acquired in the 1970s and 1980s.