Chinese Qing Dynasty Polychrome Wood Reliquary Figure
East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644 to 1912 CE. A hand-carved wooden reliquary figure of an elderly man who wears distinguishing garments and sits upon an integral circular platform. The figure holds his right hand out as if grasping a cane or staff and places his other hand upon his bent knee. His red robe is lined with black trim bearing petite yellow spots and displays a rectangular pendant just above his somewhat portly belly. His mustachioed face features heavy-lidded eyes beneath thin brows, a crested nose, and tall ears, all beneath a broad courtier's hat. A narrow cavity in the back is meant to hold votive offerings or prayer scrolls and is covered with a rectangular wooden panel. Size: 4.375" W x 9.4" H (11.1 cm x 23.9 cm)
Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired before 2000
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#159150
Condition Report: Original right-hand implement missing as shown. Chipping to painted areas, with several stable hairline fissures, and light encrustations within recessed areas, otherwise intact and very good. Nice remains of pigment throughout. Reliquary cavity panel is still present.
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East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644 to 1912 CE. A hand-carved wooden reliquary figure of an elderly man who wears distinguishing garments and sits upon an integral circular platform. The figure holds his right hand out as if grasping a cane or staff and places his other hand upon his bent knee. His red robe is lined with black trim bearing petite yellow spots and displays a rectangular pendant just above his somewhat portly belly. His mustachioed face features heavy-lidded eyes beneath thin brows, a crested nose, and tall ears, all beneath a broad courtier's hat. A narrow cavity in the back is meant to hold votive offerings or prayer scrolls and is covered with a rectangular wooden panel. Size: 4.375" W x 9.4" H (11.1 cm x 23.9 cm)
Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired before 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#159150
Condition Report: Original right-hand implement missing as shown. Chipping to painted areas, with several stable hairline fissures, and light encrustations within recessed areas, otherwise intact and very good. Nice remains of pigment throughout. Reliquary cavity panel is still present.
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