A bronze figure of Zhenwu, the God of the North. Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century - image-1
A bronze figure of Zhenwu, the God of the North. Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century - image-2
A bronze figure of Zhenwu, the God of the North. Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century - image-1A bronze figure of Zhenwu, the God of the North. Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century - image-2

Lot 92 Dα

A bronze figure of Zhenwu, the God of the North. Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century

Auction 1203 - overview Cologne
11.06.2022, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 5.670 € (incl. premium)
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A bronze figure of Zhenwu, the God of the North. Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century

Seated in full armour and with legs wide apart on a bench, both hands in mudra, between the bare feet a tortoise entvined by a snake.
Height 29.2 cm

明 十六/十七世紀 北方真武大帝銅坐像
來源： 德國漢堡私人收藏， 來自于一名曾駐青島士兵的遺產。

Provenance

Private collection, Hamburg, brought back by a military man stationed in Tsingtao and thence by decent.