Antique Chinese Bronze Three Kingdoms God of War Guan Yu On Horse Statue 15"H 戰神關羽

Antique Chinese Bronze Statue Guan Yu 關羽 God of War On Horse Circa: Xuande mark, 19th C. or earlier H 15 in. (38cm), W 5.5 in. (14cm), D 14 in. (35cm) Measurement not including the height of weapon Condition: excellent! Item weight 16 lbs.   Guan Yu's life was lionized to such an extent that he was deified as early as the Sui dynasty (581–618). Through culminating in generations of narrative, the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms made Guan Yu the legendary hero. In 1614, the Wanli Emperor bestowed on Guan Yu the title "Holy Emperor Guan, the Great God Who Subdues Demons in the Three Worlds and Whose Awe Spreads Far and Moves Heaven" 三界伏魔大神威遠震天尊關聖帝君. Guan Yu became East Asia's most popular paradigms of righteousness and dignity, and worshipped as the hero and demon queller Bodhisattva worshipped in Chinese Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Here in this aged bronze Guan Saint 關聖帝君, he is dressed in full armor, with a Green Dragon Crescent Blade tightly grippi