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DEUX STATUES DE DIVINITES TAOISTES EN BRONZE DORE
CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, XVIEME-XVIIEME SIECLE
Details
DEUX STATUES DE DIVINITES TAOISTES EN BRONZE DORE
CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, XVIEME-XVIIEME SIECLE
Each figure is cast with his legs crossed, and is dressed in flowing robes with elaborate floral scroll hems. One figure has his hands held in vitarkamudra and wears a diadem centred with a ruyi. The other figure holds a scroll and wears a diadem decorated with a floral motif. Both deities have a peaceful smiling expression on their faces.
The taller 13 in. (33.2 cm.) high (2)
CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, XVIEME-XVIIEME SIECLE
Each figure is cast with his legs crossed, and is dressed in flowing robes with elaborate floral scroll hems. One figure has his hands held in vitarkamudra and wears a diadem centred with a ruyi. The other figure holds a scroll and wears a diadem decorated with a floral motif. Both deities have a peaceful smiling expression on their faces.
The taller 13 in. (33.2 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Acquired at Dani Ghigo Antichita, Turin, 1983.
Further details
TWO GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF DAOIST DEITIES
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY