Massive cast and chiseled bronze with some remainders of lacquer gilding China, 16th - 17th century Depicted in an elaborate headdress, armor, and flowing sashes, standing solidly on a rectangular pedestal, Zeng Zhang of the south is shown with a halberd in the proper right hand, the other raised in the vitarka mudra. Shape: Sculptural Dimensions: 47 cm (height) Condition: Small segments of the sashes, three fingers and parts of the crown are missing, as well as the sealing on the backside, material deterioration on the backside, extensive wear and patina Provenance: Austrian private collection, assembled in Asia in and before the 1930s Literature comparison: Important Chinese Art. Sotheby’s, New York, September 13th, 2017, lot 126. (for a pair of related, yet smaller guardian figures) 明代大型增長天王銅像 小部分頭盔、三根手指缺失，以及背面的封印及材料缺失，大面積磨損和銅鏽 奧地利私人收藏, 上世紀三十年代前在亞洲購得。