A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF WENCHANG
A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF WENCHANG
Ming dynasty
The God of Literature, cast seated wearing scholar's hat and a long, double-belted robe, falling in folds over the legs, holding a ruyi scepter in the right hand, the left resting on his knee and hidden within the long sleeve, the surface with traces of gilt-lacquer.
19 1/2in (49.5cm) high
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A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF WENCHANG
Ming dynasty
The God of Literature, cast seated wearing scholar's hat and a long, double-belted robe, falling in folds over the legs, holding a ruyi scepter in the right hand, the left resting on his knee and hidden within the long sleeve, the surface with traces of gilt-lacquer.
19 1/2in (49.5cm) high
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