STATUETTE OF TIAN WANG in lacquered and gilded bronze, depicted standing on a terrace adorned with a dragon escaping from the clouds, dressed in a chainmail armour surrounded by a large monster's head, her celestial scarf carried by the wind. (One missing at the back of the terrace and another at the top of the headdress). China, Ming dynasty, 17th century. A GILT LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE, CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY. HIGH. 34 CM (13 3/8 IN.
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Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 3 April 2012, lot 297.