A PAIR OF CHINESE LACQUERED-BRONZE FIGURES OF BODHISATTVAS

LATE MING DYNASTY

Each seated upon a recumbent mythical beast raised on a lotus pedestal, one depicting Manjusri with an alms bowl and books at his shoulders, the other cast as Avalokiteshvara flanked by a bird and a vase, each with one hand raised before his chest and the other lowered in shuni mudra, wearing elaborate crowns and robes adorned with strings of beads, 31.4cm and 31.8cm, 4.8kg and 5.1kg. (2)