A GILT- AND RED-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANDI

Description:

China, 17th/ 18th c.
H. 28 cm
Seated in a martial posture on a throne with his both hands resting on the upper legs, wearing armour, jacket and boots, his face displaying a severe expression with protruding eyes below raised eyebrows, his lips framed with a moustache and goatee and his head topped with a helmet decorated with a pair of swaying tassels.
Old European private collection, assembled befor 1990 - Minor traces of age, slightly chipped