It is sometimes necessary to clean gilt statues to restore their appearance so as to coordinate with similar statues. However, there are risks of damaging the object''s surface and of leaving residues on the object using traditional mechanical and chemical cleaning methods. Cleaning a gilt statue by using an advanced laser cleaning technology was pesented. A method using a vertical laser through liquid membrane was employed to clean a gilt bronze statue. The laser light parameters were:λ, 1064nm,power, 155~165,Qdiv10, and an energy density in the range 0.30~0.50J/cm². After cleaning, the contour lines of the body and face of the statue became much clearer, with the statue having the sheen of gilt. The ancient handicraft techniques were fully revealed. The cleaning effect was evaluated by visual inspection and three dimensional microscopic examinations. The laser cleaning method has the advantages of high efficiency, safety and controllability. This experiment confirmed that laser cleaning is compatible with this batch of gilt bronze statues, and provides a useful reference for cleaning other gilt bronze objects.