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DE BAECQUE et Associés - Lyon
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CHINA, Late Ming Dynasty, 17th century,
See original version (French)
151
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CHINA, Late Ming Dynasty, 17th century,
See original version (French)
Estimate
€200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
CHINA, Late Ming Dynasty, 17th century,
Two wooden statuettes depicting demons belonging to the bureaucracy of the Underworld, standing, with broad heads and square jaws: the first is an assistant to one of the Ten Judges of the Underworld, wearing the robe and headdress of a scholar-official; the second is a muscular figure in short tunic, bareheaded with visible horns, responsible for menial tasks, namely the torture of the deceased condemned by the Judges. Traces of polychromy. Mounted on Plexiglas plinths.
H. 18.2 cm and 18.3 cm (excluding plinth) LdM
Cracks, losses, wear and tear
See original version (French)
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ID: 88914192
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