Ming Dynasty The figure standing with the right hand lowered and the left raised with an outstretched palm, the youthful face gazing forward intently below a winged helmet, the body covered with ornate armour secured by cords, sashes and a belt, a celestial scarf encircling the shoulders, extensively detailed and gilt, raised on a bronze stand. The figure 42cm (16 1/4in) high
明 銅鎏金韋陀立像
Provenance: an English private collection.
Compare with two related gilt-bronze guardian figures, Ming Dynasty, with stylistically comparable detailed outfit, in the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, illustrated by H. Munsterberg, Chinese Buddhist Bronzes, Tokyo, 1967, pls.93 and 94.
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