A BRONZE OF THE STANDING WEITUO CLAD IN ARMOUR

Description:

China, 17th/18th c.
H. 24,7 cm
Standing in martial posture with his legs spread, hands raised in anjalimudra in front of his chest, wearing armour, tunic with floating sleeves, scarf draped around his shoulders, his face displaying a cheerful expression and his head topped with a helmet.
From an old German private collection, assembled before 1990 - Wear, slightly chipped, partly corroded