Bronze gilded statue of Guan Di
The following was some information about the gold-plated statue of the Guan Emperor: - In terms of size and weight, there were many gold-plated statues of Guan Di in different specifications. For example, in April of the thirty-sixth year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, a gold-plated statue of Guan Yu was 39 cm high, 22 cm long, and 1 cm wide. There was also an old gold-plated statue of Guan Yu, which was 15.8 cm high, 9.3 cm wide, 6.8 cm thick, and weighed 1576 grams. There was also an old collection of pure copper cinnabar gold-plated statue of Guan Di, Guan Yu, and so on. - In terms of price, the price of different gold-plated Guan Yu Buddha statues varied greatly. For example, the price of the new Chinese-style Zen Buddha statue decoration in Quanzhou City was 9.6 yuan. The wholesale price of Taiwan's Shengfan gold-plated Buddha statue in Jiangmen was 5,329.5 yuan. The price of Taiwan's gold-plated Guan Yu's Guarang Buddha statue was 5,408.0 yuan. - In terms of artistic value and significance, Guan Yu symbolized loyalty, guarding wealth, wisdom, exorcising evil and ensuring peace. It symbolized the business spirit of honesty, profiting from righteousness, loyalty between friends, and protecting one's own safety at all times. Some of the bronze gilded Guan Di statues had exquisite craftsmanship. Some of them had a dignified face and exquisite workmanship. The whole body was gilded with thick gold. The whole thing was exquisite. The patina was thick and natural. The original back cover was perfect. It could be used for collection, display, worship, and so on. - There was also a bronze statue of Guan Yu, which cost two small goals. It was 80 meters high, shared 500 tons of copper and 2000 tons of iron, and was cast in 2007. It was the largest bronze statue of Guan Yu in the world. It was located in the south of Changping Village, southwest of Yuncheng, Shanxi. In addition, Teacher Zheng Baocheng's Guandi, which was created 22 years ago, also had a simple and elegant style and was very popular. The novel "Gilded Palm" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Bronze gilded statue of Guan Yu
There were many types of gilded bronze statues of Guan Yu. For example, there was a collection that was 15.8 cm tall, 9.3 cm wide, 6.8 cm thick, and weighed 1576 grams. Its open face was dignified, and its workmanship was exquisite. The whole body was gilded and thick, and the entire vessel was exquisite. The patina was thick, and the wear and tear were natural. The original back cover was perfect, suitable for collection, display, and worship. There were also statues that weighed 24.1 pounds, were 63 centimeters tall, 26 centimeters long, and 22 centimeters wide. The statues looked straight ahead, with a dignified face and a full body. They wore golden armor and held the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in their hands. They looked mighty and domineering. They could be used indoors and in clubs for worship and collection. The bronze gilded statue of Guan Gong in the Ming Dynasty was 39 centimeters high, 22 centimeters long and 1 centimeter wide. In addition, there was a huge statue of Guan Gong that cost 200 million yuan. It was 80 meters high and shared 500 tons of copper and 2000 tons of iron. It was located in the south of Changping Village, southwest of Yuncheng, Shanxi Province. It could withstand a magnitude 14 typhoon and a magnitude 8 earthquake. It was domineering from a high altitude. The novel "Gilded Palm" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
A brief introduction of the gilded bronze statue
The price of the gilded Guan Yu statue
Judging from the auction market, the price of the gilded Guan Yu statue varied greatly. For example, the bronze gilded Guan Yu statue in the middle of the Qing Dynasty was sold for 55,200 yuan; the bronze gilded Guan Yu statue in the Qing Dynasty was sold for 57,500 yuan; the bronze gilded Guan Yu statue in the Ming Dynasty was even more expensive. For example, the bronze gilded Guan Yu statue in the Ming Dynasty collected by an important collector in Taiwan was sold for 2.9 million Hong Kong dollars at the first art auction in Poly Macau on January 10,2016 (pre-auction valuation: 3,000,000 - 5,000,000). There were also relatively lower prices, such as the bronze gilded Guan Gong statue, which had no reserve price and sold for 13,800 yuan. In general, the price was influenced by many factors such as the age, craftsmanship, preservation, and artistic value of the Guan Gong statue. The novel "Gilded Palm" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Which era did the gilded bronze statue come from?
The gilding technique was invented during the Warring States Period, but based on the information provided, it was impossible to determine which era the gilded bronze statue originated from. The only thing that was known was that the earliest existing gilded bronze statue with a clear year was the gilded bronze statue of Sakyamuni Buddha in 338 AD (the fourth year of Jianwu of the Later Zhao Dynasty). The novel "Gilded Palm" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
How much is the Guan Yu bronze statue worth?
The price of the Guan Yu bronze statue varied greatly due to many factors. There were small Guan Yu bronze statues that cost 200 yuan, and there were also bronze Guan Yu ornaments that cost 3500 yuan for outdoor scenic spots. A 1.7-meter-high Guan Yu statue made of copper was priced at 4888 yuan, while a large Guan Yu bronze statue could cost as much as 172 million yuan. The cost of dismantling, moving, and assembling a giant Guan Yu statue was as high as 155 million yuan. The novel "Gilded Palm" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
gilded statue
Gilded statues were an exquisite art form, mainly reflected in the field of statues such as Buddha statues. In terms of historical period, it involved many dynasties. For example, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, there was a gilded bronze Guanyin statue, which was 53 centimeters high. It was unearthed in the underground palace of the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda in the Miyin Pagoda Temple in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province in 1958 and is now stored in the National Museum. There were also many exquisite gilded statues in the Ming Dynasty. For example, the gilded Buddha statue of the Ming Dynasty had unique modeling characteristics, such as regular spiral hair and high bun. The pedestal was engraved with the words "Ming Xuande Nianshi", which had the artistic style of the palace statues of the Ming Xuande Dynasty. The bronze gilded Guanyin statue of Ming Yongle was 146 centimeters high. It was now collected in the Qinghai Province Museum. It was given to Qutan Temple in Qinghai by Zhu Di. This Guanyin statue showed a mature level of craftsmanship. Its aesthetic value reflected the cultural identity of Tibetan Buddhism and Han Buddhism. There was also the bronze gilded Buddha statue of the 18th century. It was cast in fine copper and gilded heavily. There were also gilded statues in the Qing Dynasty. For example, there was a 15-centimeter high gilded bronze Buddha statue of the Qing Dynasty. The Buddha was sitting on a lotus seat. The proportion was harmonious and the shape was beautiful. The carving method was simple and rusty. It was now in the collection of Renhuai City Museum. In terms of modeling characteristics, different gilded statues had their own characteristics. Take the statue of Guanyin as an example. The gilded bronze statue of Guanyin (Shuiyue Guanyin) in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period had a unique sitting posture, while the statue of Guanyin in Yongle of the Ming Dynasty was slightly twisted, with both hands holding the long stem of the lotus flower, the left hand performing the Dharma Seal, and the right hand performing the Wish Seal. The sitting posture of the statue of Guanyin gave the viewer a sense of freedom. It was a game sitting, with the left hand supporting the ground and the right hand naturally resting on the right knee. Other Buddha statues, such as the statue of Sakyamuni, had different gestures such as the Zen Seal and the Exorcism Seal. From the collection and exhibition situation, most of the gilded statues were collected and exhibited by the museum. For example, the gilded bronze Guanyin statue was collected and exhibited by the National Museum, and it was also copied back to the local museum for exhibition. For example, in 2017, its replica was exhibited in the underground palace restoration scene displayed in Jinhua City Museum for a long time. In the cultural sense, these gilded statues reflected the religious and cultural implications of the time, reflecting the religious beliefs, artistic aesthetics, and cultural values of different periods. The novel "Gilded Palm" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
The Buddha statue is gilded
The gilding of Buddha statues was an ancient technique. It appropriately utilized the decorative advantages of the real gold foil. It could not only protect the bottom of the Buddha statue, but also increase the dignity and mystery of the Buddha statue with the help of the "treasure qi" of the gold foil that had not faded for hundreds of years and people's admiration for the color of real gold. In many places, such as Myanmar, most Buddha statues were not made of pure gold. Instead, they were made of copper, stone, or wood with gold on them. Some were painted with gold paint (the main component was copper powder instead of gold). Buddhists in Myanmar were very enthusiastic about gilding. In temples with strong incense, traces of gilding could often be seen on the golden Buddha statues. Some believers bought gold foil and pasted it on themselves. For example, the small golden Buddha statues in the Punduo Temple on Lake Inlai in Myanmar are no longer distinguishable from their original shape because the residents keep putting gold on them. Take the Mahamuni Pagoda in Myanmar as an example. There was a bronze Buddha statue about four meters high. If you want to attach gold here, you need to first buy gold foil at the official sales point around the pagoda (2500 Kyat can buy a total of 5 gold leaves), and then wait in line to attach gold (women cannot attach gold, but can give the gold foil to others). When attaching the gold, he used a yellow paper lined with gold foil to press the gold foil directly onto the Buddha. Then, he took off the yellow paper. There was a "glue" similar to tung oil between the gold foil and the golden Buddha.(The thickest part of the gold foil on the Buddha was already more than 16 centimeters, which was the thickness of gold and black paint.) In China, there was a long history of gold engraving on wooden Buddha statues. It was originally used in the royal palace and imperial mausoleums, and later developed into gold engraving on Buddha statues and temples. The steps of the gilding process were roughly as follows: 1. Basic layer processing: First, the parts to be gilded shall be inlaid with paint ash to be dense, flat, smooth, and dust-free. 2. To make gold feet: also known as gold pad, choose high-quality wide paint, the paint head is a little heavier, use a special small paint brush to dip in the wide paint and carefully paint the parts to be gilded. Generally, it was appropriate to make the gold foot twice, but there were also three times, the purpose was to make the paint film plump and saturated. 3. Gold: When the gold feet are about to dry for the last time, carefully apply gold foil or aluminum foil on the gold feet. The degree of dryness of the gold feet was the key. The old gold foil and the gold feet would not stick well, and if it was too tender, the surface would be dry and the inside would not be dry. The operation must be quick and meticulous, and if you find any missing posts, you must immediately make up for it. 4. Gold coating: After the gold coating is dry, paint a layer of paint on it. The paint brush used for gold coating should be a small and soft paint brush. The painting method is the same as that of the paint coating. The novel "Gilded Palm" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
gilded bronze plate
Gold gilding was a process of combining gold and mercury into gold amalgam, coating it on the surface of a bronze ware, and then heating it to evaporate the mercury, so that the gold would adhere to the surface of the ware without falling off. There were bronze ornaments with animal patterns unearthed from tombs. These bronze ornaments were mostly placed on both sides of the tomb owner's chest and abdomen as a kind of accessory. The novel " Gilded Palm " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Gilded Bronze Seal
The gilded bronze seal of "Bajun Shoucheng" was the highest-level official seal of the Han Dynasty unearthed in Guizhou. Although it was engraved with an official title, it belonged to the private seal of the tomb owner's funerary objects. The novel " Gilded Palm " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Is the gilded Buddha statue valuable?
The value of the gilded Buddha statues varied greatly due to many factors. According to historical data, in the early days, when collectors began to collect gilded Buddha statues from the Ming and Qing Dynasties in 1995, the market value of the bronze Buddha statues with royal designs, craftsmanship, and gold water was only a few thousand or ten thousand yuan. However, the auction price could reach tens of millions now. In the market, the average gilded Buddha statue was only a few thousand yuan in the early days, but now it had risen to hundreds of thousands of yuan. For example, the gold-plated Guanyin statue made by Emperor Xuande of Ming Dynasty was sold for 126,500,000 RMB at the Poly 2021 Spring Auction on June 7, 2021. Different ages, size, craftsmanship, whether there was a royal seal, and the condition of the Buddha statue would all affect the value of the gilded Buddha statue. The novel " Gilded Palm " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!