A bronze fgure of the deified Laozi. Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century - image-1

Lot 688 Dα

A bronze fgure of the deified Laozi. Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
08.12.2018, 13:00 - China
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 4.250 € (incl. premium)

A bronze fgure of the deified Laozi. Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century

Seated on a lotus base, the hands holding a ruyi sceptre or fan (damaged), with a tripartite beard and hair combed into a chignon covered by a small crown and held in place by a needle. Remains of gilded lacquer and red pigments.
Height 34.4 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Lower Saxony, Germany