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A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF ZHENWU
Ming dynasty
Cast seated, dressed in a dragon robe, open at the chest to reveal the
plate armor beneath, the hands resting on the knees with the left held
in the two-fingered Daoist sword mudra, the bare feet visible beneath
the hem, the long hair swept back falling behind the shoulders and
reaching past the waist, the face and back highlighted with gilt-lacquer.
13 1/2in (34.3cm) high

$7,000 - 10,000

明 銅漆金真武坐像

Provenance:
A Japanese private collection, by repute
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