
A Finely Cast Bronze Figure of the Magu
The Daoist Immortal standing on a rockwork base and reaching out to her mystical deer
Dressed in layered robes decorated with Ruyi heads
With a dark lacquered patina
Chinese L Ming
Height; 7 3/4″ (19.3 cm)
Condition; small casting flaw to rear of base, end of one horn missing
Flaw through her wrist above deer
Magu is a popular Daoist Goddess of Immortality associated with the Elixir of Life and a symbolic protector of women