An old Chinese bronze statuette, possibly as early as Ming Dynasty, of the Emperor Liu Bei (Xuande) of the Three Kingdoms Period. 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. Width 17 cm, depth 12 cm, height 30.5 cm