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       Impo rtant Chinese Art
       New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

































       Lot 617


       A LARGE GILT AND PO LYCHROME -PAINTED STUCCO FIGUR E OF A GUARDIAN, LATE MING
       DYNASTY
       Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 USD

       A LARGE GILT AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED STUCCO FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN
       LATE MING DYNASTY
       明末 彩塑天王立像

       powerfully carved, standing with legs slightly apart, outfitted in an intricate chain mail suit of armor extending down to the lower
       torso revealing the trousers and boots underneath, the armor secured about the waist with a belt, the face with furrowed brows
       and a menacing stare framed by a rounded helmet topped with a diamond-shaped finial, with an integral base


       Height 52 in., 132 cm


























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