CHINE DU SUD - XVIIIème siècle - Lot 78

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CHINE DU SUD - XVIIIème siècle - Lot 78
CHINE DU SUD - XVIIIème siècle Pair of tall dignitaries in carved wood and gilded and polychrome lacquered, dressed in robes decorated in relief with Buddhist clouds, the head decorated with gilded leafy crowns. They are seated on animals, a Noh dog and an elephant, one leg bent, the other resting on a lotus flower. The dog and the elephant are painted predominantly blue, their eyes in dark blue sulphides, the dog wearing a necklace of coloquintes and bells, the elephant a golden purse. Their saddle cloths are decorated with flowers and foliage. Strong Mongolian influence in the use of intense blue and in the representation of two animals venerated during the processions of Buddhas, dignitaries and guanyins. H. 115 cm approx. W. 63.5 cm - D. 54 cm AS base Accidents and restorations
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