2060 IMPRESSIVE LARGE FIGURE OF THE WENCHENG WANG. BEEINDRUCKEND GROSSE FIGUR DES WENCHENG WANG. China. Ming Dynasty. Heavy bronze with lacquer gilding and dark patina. In official robes and courtly headgear Wenchang Wang, the God of Culture and Literature is sitting on a throne in worshipping posture. His face with a long mustache and beard is displaying a contemplative expression with a calm gaze. His hands are positioned in front of his chest to hold a hu tablet. The front of the throne shows residues of the original polychrome painting. At the left knee, where some parts of the lacquer painting have fallen off, the finely engraved patterns of his garments are visible in the bronze. Weight 6850g, height 36cm. Condition A/B. Ming Dynasty bronze figures of this size and weight are rare. This example is extraordinary because of its extensive remnants of lacquer gilding. Provenance: -Private collection Belgium. -Private collection the Netherlands, since approx. 10 years. Comparison: -A similar piece, but with far less preserved lacquer gilding was sold as Lot No 551 at Sotheby’s in New York on 15th of March 2017. 令人印象深刻的漆金文昌王大铜像 明 重量6850g/高36cm 厚重銅胎，漆金，深色包漿。罕見明代時 期此種大小厚胎和重量銅像，並且大部分 的漆金保存意外的良好。 来源： -比利时私人收藏。 -荷兰于10年前私人收藏。 參見：一个相似的铜像Lot 551在2017年3 月15日曾经在苏富比纽约拍卖。 € 8.000 - 10.000 | $ 8.720 - 10.900
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