A GILT- AND RED-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF VIRUPAKSHA

Estimated Value:

1.200 € - 1.800 €

Schätzpreis:

1.800 €

Description:

China, late Ming dynasty
H. 28 cm
Standing firmly on a shaped pedestal with his right arm stretched downwards along his body while his left is raised and supporting the base of a stupa, wearing armour, underskirt, tunic, boots and scarf floating around his head, its streamers encircling both arms with their finials curling up, his face displaying a fierceful expression with slit eyes below raised eyebrows, his hair combed in a chignon and secured with an elaborate tiara.
From the collection of the merchant Alfred Julius Forkel (1873-1934), acquired in China before 1910, described in the collector's diary, written between 1901 and 1910, on page 74, no. 10 - Minor wear, small repairs, slightly chipped

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