Description: A LARGE CHINESE PAINTING OF A DEITY MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) OR QING DYNASTY (1644-1912), CIRCA 17TH CENTURY
Gouache and black ink on paper, depicting a stout warlike deity dressed in armour, holding a mountain in one hand before his breast, and a sword in the other pointed down between his legs, surrounded by and standing on scrolling clouds, with a halo behind his head within which is the ocean and rays of the sun. In a wooden and glazed frame.
The image 171cm high, 91cm wide
Condition Report: Condition:
Darkening of the paper due to age, creases, small losses including to the paintwork. The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice. Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.