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A lAcQueR-gIlT bRONZe FIguRe OF guANdI,
MINg dyNAsTy
actions are reputed to be overly exaggerated in later accounts of his life,
China, 1368-1644. The God of War wearing a finely incised robust Guandi remains one of the most popular Chinese historical figures, and to
armor underneath a long flowing robe decorated in front with a coiled this day is worshipped by Daoist and Buddhist practitioners as a guardian
dragon. The face with a fierce expression and well-groomed beard, the deity.
hair pulled up and hidden under a cloth cap.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related, slightly larger Guandi
Provenance: Hungarian private collection. bronze sold by Christie’s New york in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of
condition: Superb condition with minor wear and few small losses to Art (Parts I & II) on 22-23 March 2012, lot 1775, for USD $68,500.
the back only.
漆金關帝銅像，明代
Weight: 2,660 g 中國，1368-1644。戰神身穿堅固盔甲，外有長袍，盔甲上飾有盤繞的龍。 臉部表情
Dimensions: Height 29.5 cm 兇猛，鬍鬚整齊，頭髮被束入帽下。
來源：匈牙利私人遺產
Guandi is the deified name of Guan yu, who was the renowned third 品相：品相極好，輕微磨損，只在背部有些微小缺損
century general of the state of Shu, popularized by the fourteenth century 重量：2,660 克
historical novel Sanguo Yan Yi (Romance of the Three Kingdoms). He is 尺寸：高29.5 厘米
reputed to have been killed along with his adopted son Guan Ping and his
trusted general Zhou Cang in Jingzhou by the army of Sun Quan, ruler of estimate euR 1.500,-
the state of Wu. By the Sui dynasty, Guan yu had become deified. While his Starting price EUr 750,-

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