A very fine and rare gilt-bronze figure of Guandi
A very fine and rare gilt-bronze figure of Guandi
17th century
The God of War vividly portrayed with a fierce expression, standing on crashing waves with his left hand raised, wearing a billowing scarf over a highly detailed chain mail armour bound with straps issuing from the mouths of monster masks and a cloth cap set behind an elaborate headdress inset with hard stones and cast with a pair of dragons confronting a flaming pearl. 30cm (11 7/8in) high.
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A very fine and rare gilt-bronze figure of Guandi
17th century
The God of War vividly portrayed with a fierce expression, standing on crashing waves with his left hand raised, wearing a billowing scarf over a highly detailed chain mail armour bound with straps issuing from the mouths of monster masks and a cloth cap set behind an elaborate headdress inset with hard stones and cast with a pair of dragons confronting a flaming pearl. 30cm (11 7/8in) high.
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