59 A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF A YOUTHFUL DAOIST DEITY, MING DYNASTY Cast bronze with incised detail work. Good patina China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) Seated on a chair with an aperture at the lower front and two more at the back, we see a daoist deity with youthful facial features. He is dressed in a long robe and wears ornate shoes. His hair is artfully done up in a chignon and the fat earlobes, heavy lidded down cast eyes as well as the well meaning smile all add further to the overall spiritual appearance of this Ming bronze. Shape: Figural Weight: approx. 4,300 grams Dimensions: Height 38.5 cm Condition: Good condition with old wear and evident patina, traces of use as expected on a bronze of this age, attribute missing Provenance: American private collection Auction result comparison: For a related Ming Dynasty bronze of the Daoist warrior deity Zhenwu of similar size see Christie’s, Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles, London, South Kensington, lot 710. 㖶ẋ⣏✳⸜庽忻㔁䤆Ṣ⁷ 曺撄撠忈炻䳘䭨ℍ⽖, ⊭㻧伶渿 ᷕ⚳炻㖶ẋ炷1368-1644炸 忈✳烉Ṣ䈑 慵慷烉䲬 4,300 ⯢⮠烉檀 38.5 ⍀䰛 ⑩䚠烉列⤥炻冲䢐㎵冯㖶栗䘬⊭㻧/戭 䵈, 㚱⸜ẋἧ䓐䕽嶉炻㱽☐怢⣙ Ἦ㸸烉伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 EstimateġỘ₡ġġEUR 1.000,Starting priceġ崟㉵₡ġġEUR 500,-
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