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A gold repousse figure of a Buddha, Ming dynasty, dated…
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Sydney
Date:
8-Aug-2021
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A gold repousse figure of a Buddha, Ming dynasty, dated according to inscription, 'the 22nd year of the Wanli reign (1594)' with box, 5.3 cm long, 7.7g, 17ct. Provenance: J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 17 July 2000, no. 1050 (label and receipt) According to the inscription, this statue was commissioned by the second son of the king of the Shanyin state, Zhu Chongliao, and his family during the 22nd year of the Wanli reign. The Shanyin state, in present day Shanxi province, was a fiefdom state during the Ming dynasty. According to the family tree, King Zhu Chongxi inherited the fiefdom from his father Zhu Junshan in 1623. Judging from the generational Chinese naming convention, Zhu Chongliao would be the second son of Zhu Junshan
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Oriental: Zother