Antique Chinese Monkey King Taming Dragon Lacquer Gilt Wood Carving 孫悟空降龍

Antique Chinese Gilt Wood CarvingSun Wukong 孫悟空Taming Dragon Horse 降龍馬Circa: Qing Dynasty, 19th Century and earlierH 13 in. (33cm), W 9 in. (23cm), D 2.5 in. (6.5cm)Aged condition, overall very good! A rare Qing temple statue of a vigorous dragon tamer subduing a ferocious dragon. Sun Wukong 孫悟空, the demon-taming disciple of Tang Sanzang, whose origin is derived from the 16th-century novel Journey to the West 西遊記. The legendary Monkey King is noticeably wearing the magic golden headband that constricts when Sanzang chants an incantation. He appears dignified in an infuriated expression, bulging eyes fiercely glaring down with unwavering intensity, bare-chested with a sinuous sash around his shoulders, wearing a pair of cuirasses leg armors, with one hand seizing the wisdom pearl, another hand grabbing the horn of a powerful dragon, subduing the mythical beast and transforming it into the White Dragon Horse 白龍馬 for Tang Sanzang. The lacquer and gilded wood carving is approximately 200-