A LARGE GILT AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED STUCCO FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN, LATE MING DYNASTY

A LARGE GILT AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED STUCCO FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN

LATE MING DYNASTY

明末 彩塑天王立像



powerfully carved, standing with legs slightly apart, outfitted in an intricate chain mail suit of armor extending down to the lower torso revealing the trousers and boots underneath, the armor secured about the waist with a belt, the face with furrowed brows and a menacing stare framed by a rounded helmet topped with a diamond-shaped finial, with an integral base 

Height 52 in., 132 cm