Figure Standing On A Demon, With Parasol, In Chinese Garden is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1989. Sculpture.
Figure Standing On A Demon, With Parasol, In Chinese Garden
- WRENN ID
- dusted-corbel-cobweb
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 January 1989
- Type
- Sculpture
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
LONG WHATTON WHATTON HOUSE GROUNDS SK 42 SE 5/214 Figure standing on a demon, with parasol, in Chinese garden GV II
Ornamental garden sculpture, under a large parasol. Late C19. Of Chinese or Japanese origin. Bronze status of a figure in armour, standing on a smaller figure and holding a small pagoda. Said to be either a Buddhist guardian stand- ing on a demon, or a deity crushing the mischief out of a child. Roughly hewn stone base. Green-painted metal parasol. Feature of Chinese garden laid out by the first Lord Crawshaw c1890-1900. (Country Life, February 21st 1985, p.456-7)
Listing NGR: SK4914724207
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