JEWELLERY, ANTIQUE & ART Tuesday, 22 January 2019 - 10:00 AM start
An old Chinese bronze statuette
Estimate: $3,200
Lot Details
possibly as early as Ming Dynasty, of Zhuge Liang. Modelled seated upon a throne chair, his hands clasped to his front, his beard and moustache trail tentacle like over his sternum, his hair bound in uniform rows, traces of original gilding and red lacquer, cut away section to reverse. W.170 x D.120 x H.305mm. Note: Zhuge Liang's courtesy name Kongming, was a Chinese politician, military strategist, writer, engineer and inventor. He served as the Imperial Chancellor and regent of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period
