A rare and massive pair of gilt-bronze figures of guardians. Ming dynasty each finely cast standing on a separate kidney-shaped rockwork base, wearing a chain-mail completely covering the body and extending down to the overlapping ruyi-decorated boots,...

A Japanese Shinto sculpture of a guardian, 17th century carved and of jointed construction, the seated figure with one leg drawn up, clad in a courtier's hunting attire, with fierce expression and open mouth, the left hand holding his accoutrement, now...