A RARE AND MASSIVE PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF GUARDIANS MING DYNASTY each finely cast standing on a separate kidney-shaped rockwork base, wearing a chain-mail completely covering the body and extending down to the overlapping ruyi-decorated boots, the shoulders of both with fierce monster-mask epaulets and the belly of one with a further larger mask, a celestial scarf billowing up behind the head and trailing down to the base of each, with further knotted ribbons at the waist, the crisply cast faces with lively expressions, surmounted by elaborate pierced crowns, on with arms raised as if to hold a musucal instrument, the other holding a sword generously gilt overall (5) 105.CM., 41 1/2 IN.
A RARE AND MASSIVE PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF GUARDIANS MING DYNASTY each finely cast standing on a separate kidney-shaped rockwork base, wearing a chain-mail completely covering the body and extending down to the overlapping ruyi-decorated boots, the shoulders of both with fierce monster-mask epaulets and the belly of one with a further larger mask, a celestial scarf billowing up behind the head and trailing down to the base of each, with further knotted ribbons at the waist, the crisply cast faces with lively expressions, surmounted by elaborate pierced crowns, on with arms raised as if to hold a musucal instrument, the other holding a sword generously gilt overall (5) 105.CM., 41 1/2 IN.
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