Mythical Gilt Figure

c. 1850
$128 USD SOLD
Dimensions
W: 1.75" D: 3.75" H: 5.25"
Materials
Pigment
Wood
Collection #
CMCL053R
Estimated Shipping
$16

Lavishly pigmented and carved with intricate detail, this petite figurine was originally a decorative element from an ornate 19th-century bed surround. Dressed in flowing robes and riding into battle atop a mythical creature, the figure depicts one of hundreds of characters from the classic Chinese novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

A 14th-century historical novel attributed to playwright Luo Guanzhong, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a dramatized account of the final years of the Han dynasty and the emergent power struggles of the Three Kingdoms period, spanning from 169 to 280 AD. Drawing from popular legend, the novel uses the turbulent lives of feudal lords to tell a tale of fallen empires and the inevitability of fate.

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