A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF A YOUTHFUL DAOIST DEITY, MING DYNASTYCast bronze with incised detail work. Good patinaChina, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)Seated on a chair with an aperture at the lower front and two more at the back, we see a daoist deity with youthful facial features. He is dressed in a long robe and wears ornate shoes. His hair is artfully done up in a chignon and the fat earlobes, heavy lidded down cast eyes as well as the well meaning smile all add further to the overall spiritual appearance of this Ming bronze. Shape: Figural Weight: approx. 4,300 gramsDimensions: Height 38.5 cmCondition: Good condition with old wear and evident patina, traces of use as expected on a bronze of this age, attribute missingProvenance: American private collection Auction result comparison: For a related Ming Dynasty bronze of the Daoist warrior deity Zhenwu of similar size see Christie’s, Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles, London, South Kensington, lot 710. 明代大型年輕道教神人像青铜铸造,細節入微, 包漿美麗中國,明代(1368-1644)造型:人物 重量:約 4,300 克尺寸:高 38.5 厘米品相:良好,舊磨損與明顯的包漿/銅綠, 有年代和使用痕跡,法器遺失來源:美國私人收藏