Guardian Date: Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period, 17th to 18th Century
Finely molded porcelain figure wearing a 5-pointed crown with lotus design and armor with details to scales and apron guards. The right hand grasping a serpent and the left hand open gesturing downward. The face with an intense gaze and expression. The back of the throne draped with a tiger skin.
For comparable figures see: Christies's New York, October 20, 2004, Sale 1459, Lot 587
Note: Two slightly smaller (23 7/8 in/60.6 cm) biscuit enameled Daoist deities portraying the civilian and military gods of wealth, from the collection of John D. Rockefeller Jr., are now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.
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