Chinese Qing Dynasty Polychrome Wood Reliquary Figure
**Originally Listed At $650**
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#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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**Originally Listed At $650**
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#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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