A RED-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF PROBABLY TAIYI, THE HEAVENLY SAVER

Estimated Value:

4.000 € - 6.000 €

Schätzpreis:

4.000 €

Description:

China, late Ming dynasty
H. 60 cm
Seated in European fashion on his vehicle the roaring lion with his head turned towards the viewer and curling tail, his right hand raised and showing a form of vitarkamudra while the left is resting on his lap holding a manuscript, wearing various garments including a high-closed underskirt and a wide-sleeved mantle falling down his legs, closed at his belly with a belt hook, its border decorated with a raised design of scrolling tendrils, pair of shoes, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, smiling lips and his hair combed in a small chignon on top of his head fastened with a tiara, traces of gilt-lacquer.
From a German private collection, owned since the 1980s
Minor damages due to age, minor rest.

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