Page 256 - Bonhams Fine Chinese Art Nov 2013 London

233 233
A pair of bronze figural candlesticks and a
234 bronze figure of Xuanwu
252 | Bonhams 16th/17th century
The candlesticks cast in mirror image with a bearded kneeling man
with a sash looped over his pot belly, one arm raised aloft holding the
candle pricket and the other on his raised thigh, all on an octagonal
tiered stand; together with a figure of Xuanwu cast with long loose
hair and a narrow beard, the right hand with the index finger raised
and the left holding a sword, the legs planted squarely on a low
integral stand. The tallest 40.3cm (15 7/8in) high (3).
£3,000 - 5,000
HK$37,000 - 62,000 CNY29,000 - 49,000
十六/十七世紀 銅人像燭台一對及銅玄武立像 (共三件)
234
A bronze figure of Guandi
Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th century
The powerful figure standing on a high plinth, wearing a robust
armour intricately chased and decorated with a dragon to the
breastplate, the hems incised with floral patterns and a long scarf
billowing up behind his head and trailing down to his feet above the
plinth, his left hand typically holding his characteristic long beard.
32cm (12½in) high
£3,000 - 5,000
HK$37,000 - 62,000 CNY29,000 - 49,000
明十六/十七世紀 銅關帝立像