A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF ZHENWU
Ming dynasty
Ming dynasty
Cast seated, dressed in a dragon robe, open at the chest to reveal the plate armor beneath, the hands resting on the knees with the left held in the two-fingered Daoist sword mudra, the bare feet visible beneath the hem, the long hair swept back falling behind the shoulders and reaching past the waist, the face and back highlighted with gilt-lacquer.
13 1/2in (34.3cm) high
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Provenance:
A Japanese private collection, by repute
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Ming dynasty
Ming dynasty
Cast seated, dressed in a dragon robe, open at the chest to reveal the plate armor beneath, the hands resting on the knees with the left held in the two-fingered Daoist sword mudra, the bare feet visible beneath the hem, the long hair swept back falling behind the shoulders and reaching past the waist, the face and back highlighted with gilt-lacquer.
13 1/2in (34.3cm) high
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Provenance:
A Japanese private collection, by repute
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Time, Location
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