A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF ZHENWU LATE MING DYNASTY

cast seated with his left hand resting on his knees and his right hand clutching his belt, his long robes adorned with a sinuous dragon at his abdomen falling to voluminous folds around his arms and to his bare feet, his long neatly combed hair swept back behind his shoulders and falling towards his waist, revealing his serene face, a tortoise with entwined snake resting in front

The figure has flaking and loss to the gilt-lacquer decoration, a circa 4 x 3cm., patch to the lower rear right side of the casting, a small hole to the right side of the base by the bottom edge of the robe and further nicks and scratches.
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