Gilded wooden statue of a dignitary seated on a throne with - Lot 127

Gilded wooden statue of a dignitary seated on a throne with inscribed panel - China, 19th century Male figure in carved and gilded wood, depicted seated holding a sword, seated on a richly openwork architectural throne decorated with dragons and stylized motifs, the backrest adorned with a panel of Chinese characters in relief corresponding to a ritual inscription in the Taoist tradition, composed of honorific titles, celestial invocations and formulas of authority evoking the power to judge, protect and control spirits, celestial invocations and formulas of authority evoking the power to judge, protect and control spirits, indicating a function linked to a divine dignitary or otherworldly magistrate in a domestic or cultic context, showing wear to the gilding, cracks and small missing parts, one side panel missing. Details : Height: 43 cm - Width: 30 cm - Depth: 22.5 cm - Figure height: 30 cm