A BRONZE FIGURE OF WEN CHANG, LATE MING DYNASTY
Auction Closed
September 23, 08:35 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A BRONZE FIGURE OF WEN CHANG
LATE MING DYNASTY
明末 銅文昌帝君坐像 《薛鳴陽製》款
the figure seated with the proper left hand clasping his belt, securing his dragon robe over a rotund belly, his head donning the official's cap over a face with five apertures for whiskers and a beard, the sleeves and hem draped in luxuriant folds, the reverse incised Xue Mingyang zhi (made by Xue Mingyang), all supported on a wood throne (2)
Height 9 in., 23 cm