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- Dimension: Height: 9 7/8 in (25.1 cm) Width: 7 1/2 in (19.1 cm)
- Estimate From: $1500
- Estimate To: $2500
Cast seated with his right hand resting on his knees and his left hand in front of chest, his long robes adorned with clouds and ocean at his abdomen falling to voluminous folds around his arms and to his bare feet, his long neatly combed hair swept back behind his shoulders and falling towards his waist, revealing his serene face. Early Qing Dynasty period.
真武大帝,又稱玄武神、玄天上帝,為太上老君第八十二次變化之身,鎮於北方,故稱玄武神,常伴以龜蛇形象出現。道經中稱他為“鎮天真武靈應佑聖帝君”。人祈求延生長壽,都要奉祀真武大帝。同時,真武大帝主水,能治水降水,故奉祀真武以祈免水火之災。此尊真武大帝像容貌壯偉,面形方正,雙目炯炯,彎眉與鼻脛相連,神態溫良和藹,長髮披於腦後,下頷垂下一縷長鬚,為此尊形象的重要標誌。身穿鎧甲,表示主掌兵戈之事,司權收服邪魔;外罩龍袍,圍玉帶。衣紋以高超的寫實工藝表現,左手撫膝,右手撫鬚,,垂足正襟危坐。整像造型端莊,鑄造工藝精良,黃銅質地細膩潤澤,鎏金厚重,熠熠生輝,使真武大帝飽含英武之氣。
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