Lot 268. A fine gilt-bronze figure of Weito, Ming dynasty; H. 54,2 cm. Estimate: € 15,000 - €25,000. Result: € 60.000. Courtesy Nagel. 

Property from the collection of Prof. Dr med., Dr phil. Hermann Schroeder (1902-1991) and his family.

Note: Compare to a similarly cast gilt-bronze guardian figure of Vaisravana, identified by the tower held in his left hand, in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, purchased by the Asian Art Acquisition Fund in memory of Laurence Sickman and illustrated in Masterworks of Chinese Art, pp. 86-7, where it is dated Yuan dynasty.

Fine Asian Art Stuttgart - Part I by Nagel Auction, December 8, 2020