California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 10, 2017  March 10, 2017

 Lot # 1084 
LARGE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE TAOIST STATUE OF WENCHANG    明 大型局部鎏金銅文昌帝君聖像


  • Dimension: Height: 23 5/8 in (60 cm) Width: 16 1/2 in (41.9 cm)
  • Estimate From: $25000
  • Estimate To: $45000

The delicately cast Taoist god Wenchang Wang shown seated upright with hands clasped beneath long robes secured with a tasselled apron falling between cloud-shaped shoes, the benign bearded head set with a high curled hat accented by beading and secured with a hatpin and braids knotted under the chin, with traces of gilt on face and chest. Ming Dynasty period.


來源:蘇富比Parke Bernet, 紐約, 1980年2月 拍品號5 成交价5100美金,维吉利亚州重要藏家提供
Provenance:Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York, February 28 1980, Lot 5. Important Private collection, Virginia.