A GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF WEITUO PUSA 17th centuryA GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF WEITUO PUSA17th centuryThe warrior standing with the left foot thrust forward, the arms and hands at waist-level posed to hold a now missing weapon, dressed in chainmail armour over flowing robes, the midriff with a fierce beast-mask chest-guard, the mail skirt terminating in mask-weights, the face with a gentle expression, red lacquer under the gilding and additional red and black lacquer accenting the face and clothing, affixed to a scroll-form wood stand. 66cm (26in) highThe child-like face of the present figure is a typical representation of the purity of Weituo Pusa, one of the thirty-two generals under the four Guardian Kings.