Antique Consecrated Home Altar/Temple Queen Mother of the West with Offering, Lucite Stand China (19013)

Description

According to AI this carving is an attendant, lesser immortal, or a handmaiden who likely was part of a larger temple set or a regional female immortal. Her double-loop topknot and layered bureaucratic robes were traditional styles for young female attendants, maidens, or lesser immortals. Her clasped hands under her wide sleeves were designed hold a rounded object or vessel traditional for providing an offering, such as a magic peach, a jewel, or a tea cup. Based on the phoenix in her headdress, however, we believe it is the Queen Mother of the West (Xiwangmu).

The natural shrinkage crack on the back of the head and rear center of the throne indicates it is an authentic 19th-century piece. It is in very good shape with traces of original red mineral pigment. The front and back are remarkably well carved with attention to details. The covered cavity in the center of the chair’s rear is uniquely and skillfully framed as a rectangular by the vertical and horizontal bars of the throne, which is unique and rare and indicates it was consecrated. Mounted on a hand sanded frosted Lucite base.

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