Description
A CARVED LACQUER-GILT WOOD FIGURE OF A DEITY STANDING ON A WATER BEAST, QING
China, 1644-1912. The deity balancing with one leg on the dragon-like head of a water beast, as indicated by the fish tail rising from the dome-shaped base carved as swirling waves. With a European wall-fitting base.
Condition: Wear, age cracks and losses.
Provenance: German private collection.
Weight: 202.4 g.
Dimensions: Height 20.1 cm.