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Lot 6
A Chinese Painted Temple Ornament
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Depicting a warrior figure riding an enormous mythological carp, this sculpture was painted in bright pigments to draw attention to it on the wall of a temple, it would have been thought of as a protective guardian figure; marked with three stamps to the reverse.

HOA 11.5 in.

From the Collection of Patricia H. Jardine, Chatham County, NC

Some wear and loss to surface enamels and edges.