A BISCUIT FIGURE OF GUANDI, MING
China, 16th-17th century. The finely modelled warlord is seated in full armor on a throne, wearing a helmet, covered with a green, turquoise, brown and aubergine glaze. The face, hands and feet left unglazed.

Provenance: Eymery & Cie., Rue St-Honoré, Paris. A private collection, by repute acquired from the above. Old paper label to wooden base, inscribed “Ming 1368-1644”.
Condition: Minute chips to foot and backside of helmet, glaze flakes and firing flaws, old wear.

Weight: 900.2 grams (not including base)
Dimensions: Height 23.5 cm (not including base)

Guan Yu (Guandi) was a general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. Along with Zhang Fei, he shared a brotherly relationship with Liu Bei and accompanied him on most of his early exploits. Guan Yu played a significant role in the events leading up to the end of the Han dynasty and the establishment of Liu Bei’s state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period.

Wooden base. (2)

明代素燒關羽像
中國，十六至十七世紀。關羽立像，頭戴頭盔，施松綠色、棕色及茄子紫釉。臉、手和脚部未施釉。

來源：私人收藏，購於巴黎Rue St-Honoré 街的Eymery & Cie。木底座上有紙標簽“Ming 1368-1644”。
品相：足部與頭盔背部有小開片，燒製瑕疵與舊磨損。

重量：900.2 克 (不含底座)
尺寸：高 23.5 厘米 (不含底座