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9/2/2020 Important Chinese Art | Sotheby's
Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT
Lot 615
A BRONZE FIGURE OF WEN CHANG, LATE MING DYNASTY
Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 USD
A BRONZE FIGURE OF WEN CHANG
LATE MING DYNASTY
明末 銅文昌帝君坐像 《薛鳴陽製》款
the figure seated with the proper left hand clasping his belt, securing his dragon robe over a rotund belly, his head donning the
official's cap over a face with five apertures for whiskers and a beard, the sleeves and hem draped in luxuriant folds, the reverse
incised Xue Mingyang zhi (made by Xue Mingyang), all supported on a wood throne (2)
Height 9 in., 23 cm
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