A GILT- AND RED-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF GUAN YU

Description:

China, 17th ct.
H. 23,6 cm
Seated in martial posture on a throne with legs spread, his right raised hand broken while the left is placed firmly on his upper left leg, wearing armour, long tunic fastened with a knot at his left shoulder, his face displaying a severe expression with slit eyes below raised eyebrows, pouting lips, elongated earlobes and his hair combed in a chignon covered with the specific textile cap secured with a ribbon knotted to the front
German private collection, assembled prior 2007
Right hand and left tip of the foot lost, minmor damages due to age