Chinese 17th c. Ming dynasty gilt bronze figure of a scholar. The figure is shown seated wearing a headdress and long robes belted above and below the waist. One hand is raised before him and the other rests on his knee holding a sychee. The face is gilt with traces of red lacquer to the lips; traces of lacquer to the headdress. On a custom wooden stand.Height: 16 1/2 in x width: 9 in x depth: 6 1/2 in.