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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN
A PAIR OF LACQUERED AND GILT-BRONZE GUARDIAN FIGURES
LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF LACQUERED AND GILT-BRONZE GUARDIAN FIGURES
LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Heavily cast and powerfully sculpted with impressive chain-mail armour and fierce expressions, with taotie belt-buckles and flowing sashes, each standing on irregular bases with legs slightly apart, holding various attributes, both with a dark brown patina
The larger 16¼ in. (41.3 cm.) high (2)
LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Heavily cast and powerfully sculpted with impressive chain-mail armour and fierce expressions, with taotie belt-buckles and flowing sashes, each standing on irregular bases with legs slightly apart, holding various attributes, both with a dark brown patina
The larger 16¼ in. (41.3 cm.) high (2)
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