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CHINESE ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF BRUCE DAYTON AN IMPRESSIVE AND LARGE BRONZE SEATED 明 銅王靈官坐像
AND RUTH STRICKER DAYTON FIGURE OF WANG LINGGUAN
A POLYCHROME-PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF A MING DYNASTY 來源
LUOHAN wood stand (2) 1911至1951年之間得於北京
MING DYNASTY Height 24¾ in., 63 cm 美國私人收藏
Height 22¼ in., 56.5 cm 紐約佳士得2009年3月19日，編號541
PROVENANCE
$ 6,000-8,000 Acquired in Beijing between 1911 and 1951.
Amercian Private Collection.
明 木雕加彩羅漢坐像 Christie’s New York, 19th March 2009, lot 541.
Wang Lingguan or Wang Tianjun 王天君 is a Daoist guardian
in charge of protecting the Daoist temples. The deity is
often depicted as a warrior with fierce demonic features
and holding a rod weapon called bian 鞭 in Chinese. Compare
a related Ming dynasty gilt-bronze Wang Lingguan of a
similar size, formerly in the collection of Professor Oscar
Bjork, sold at Christie’s Paris, 6th November 2012, lot 106;
and another at Christie’s New York, 30th May 1991, lot 14.
Related Ming dynasty bronze figures of this impressive size
and casting quality are relatively rare. Compare a slightly
larger gilt-bronze figure of a Daoist deity sold in our Hong
Kong rooms, 8th October 2006, lot 1158; and a bronze
819 figure of Zhenwu sold in our London rooms, 26th July 1960,
lot 104. See also a larger pair of standing Dvarapala gate
guardians from the collection of Gordon Rollins, sold in these
rooms, 18th-19th March 2014, lot 264; and another pair of
massive bronze figures of Daoist officials from the William
Boyce Thompson Collection, sold also in these rooms,
23rd September 2020, lot 648.
$ 15,000-25,000
820

PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF DORIS
GOTTLIEB BRICKNER AND DR. MANUEL GOTTLIEB
A STONE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA
LIAO DYNASTY
affixed to marble stand
Height 14½ in., 37 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Jules Bache (1861-1944) (by repute).
Ephron Gallery, purchased in 1945 (by repute).
$ 20,000-30,000

遼 石雕菩薩首像
來源
Jules Bache (1861-1944) 收藏 (傳)
Ephron Gallery, 購於1945年 (傳)

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