A GILT-LACQUER BRONZE FIGURE OF WEN CHANG MING DYNASTY, 16TH / 17TH CENTURY |

the Daoist patron saint of scholars depicted frontally facing and seated, holding a tablet with both hands before the chest, the official's cap and voluminous robes all once covered in gilt-lacquer, the face and hands cast in gilt-bronze, supported by a wood base (2)

The flowing ribbon extending from the bottom of the robe on the right side has lost its tip, and the ribbon on the left side has a crack, possibly original to the casting. Otherwise, in overall good condition with age-related wear and losses to the gilt lacquer, as can be expected.
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