AN IMPRESSIVE LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED XIWANGMU. China, Ming dynasty, dated 1567, height 57 cm. Remains of gilt and red lacquer. Engraved date on the reverse: 1st year of the Longqing era. One tiny damage.
Provenance: Old Swiss private collection. Acquired ca. in the 1960s, thence by descent. Published: Matteo Ricci: Europe at the Court of the Ming. Filippo Mignini: Milano 2005. Exhibited at the East Asian Museum Berlin, 2005. --------------- EINDRüCKLICHE FIGUR DER K?NIGINMUTTER DES WESTENS. China, Ming-Dynastie, datiert 1567, H 57 cm. Bronze mit Resten von Gold- und Rotlack. Die auf einem getreppten Thron sitzende Xiwangmu l?chelt sanft und tr?gt eine Ph?nixkrone. In ihren überkreuzten H?nden h?lt sie ein T?felchen. Rückseitig gravierte Datierung: 1. Jahr der ?ra Longqing (1567). Min. best.
Provenienz: Alte Schweizer Privatsammlung. Erworben ca. in den 1960er Jahren. Durch Erbschaft an jetzige Besitzer. Publiziert: Matteo Ricci: Europa am Hofe der Ming. Filippo Mignini: Milano 2005. Ausgestellt im Ostasiatischen Museum Berlin, 2005. --------------- 西王母銅坐像。 中國，明朝，1567年，高57厘米。 殘留鎏金和紅漆。底座背面雕刻日期: 隆慶元年。一處微小傷。
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