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A large Chinese bronze heavily cast Guardian figure, Ming Dynasty, A Chinese bronze figure of Guandi, Ming Dynasty, the god of war is shown seated with
with traces of gold and red lacquer and blue details to the hair, the his left hand resting on his knee, and his right hand holding his long beard, wearing
standing robust deity dressed in full military regalia, his rotund stomach robes and elaborate armour detailed with a lion-form epaulet, his face has a fierce
shield by a large taotie monster mask secured by belts above and below expression beneath the cloth cap which is tied with a ribbon, 22.5cm high, 2,053 grams
the belly, the back further tied with a sash edged with a lotus scroll
pattern, worn over trousers and boots with inverted monster masks, his 明 铜关帝像
left arm raised holding a stupa, his right hand at his side with his index
and little finger pointed downward, his full face with a menacing stare £800-1,200
framed by an elaborate, draped with a long flowing scarf around the
entire body, 38cm high, wood stand and overall height with stand 43cm, 18
approximately 6,000 grams A Chinese gilt bronze and red lacquer Daoist figure of an Immortal, Ming Dynasty,
cast seated holding a tablet in both hands in front of his chest, wearing a long flowing
Provenance: robe edged with a cloud scroll, his gilt face with severe expression, long moustache and
The property of a Gentleman. beard, wearing a high cap of office, 22cm high

明 铜红漆泥金天王像 明 铜鎏金人物坐像
拍品来源：欧洲私人绅士收藏
£700-900
£2,000-3,000

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A Chinese bronze figure of a seated scholar, Ming Dynasty, 16th or 17th
century, holding a hu tablet, wearing a robe with details of lotus scrolls,
inscribed ‘Wang Ping Jiang’, the reverse inscribed ‘Jing Yi’, the bronze
approximately 285cm high, the bronze 1,819 grams, on wood stand
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Formerly in a private Dutch collection. A Chinese bronze of an Immortal, Ming Dynasty, 17th century, possibly Zhongli Quan,
standing with hair tied in two top knots and long beard, holding a double gourd vase in one
明16-17世纪 铜文官座像 hand, on raised four footed base, 21cm high, 908 grams
拍品来源：荷兰私人收藏
Provenance:
£3,000-5,000 Private collection formed largely in the 1980’s and 1990’s.

明 铜汉钟离像
拍品来源：英国私人收藏

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