A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF HVA SHANG

Description:

South-China, ca. 18th c,
H.37 cm
Seated in maharajalilasana on a shaped plinth with his right knee in resting posture while the left knee is placed against a bag, his right hand in vitarkamudra, the left is resting on his left knee, wearing wide-sleeved mantle draped around his pot-belly and chest, covering his left shoulder and with a red-lacquered border, his face displaying a smiling expression with slit eyes below arched eyebrows, puffy cheeks, elongated earlobes and bald head.
Former North-German private collection, acquired prior to 2007 - Minor wear due to age, partly slightly chipped