A LARGE CARVED AND LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED OFFICIAL, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

A LARGE CARVED AND LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED OFFICIAL
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The figure is shown seated with his left hand resting on his knee and his right hand holding his belt away from his body, wearing dark red robes with a large dragon panel on the front and an elaborate collar and borders with relief decoration in black and gold. His face has a pensive expression below the cloth head-covering centered in front by a flower applique and tied with a bow with long trailing ends.
30 in. (76.2 cm.) high

Provenance

Christie's New York, 19 March 2009, lot 538.
The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Collection, San Antonio, Texas.

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LENORA AND WALTER F. BROWN