A PAIR OF LARGE CAST-IRON FIGURES OF THE BODHISATTVAS MANJUSRI AND SAMANTABHADRA, KANGXI PERIOD, DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO 1699

A PAIR OF LARGE CAST-IRON FIGURES OF THE BODHISATTVAS MANJUSRI AND SAMANTABHADRA
KANGXI PERIOD, DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO 1699
The figure of Manjusri is shown seated on a Buddhist lion and holding a scroll. The figure of Samantabhadra is shown seated on an elephant and holding a ruyi scepter. Each figure has a lengthy inscription cast on his back which lists the names of the donors, and dates the piece to the 38th year of Kangxi. Each has a mottled green patina.
26 ¾ in. (67.3 cm.) high, metal bases

Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF FREDERICK A. AND SHARON L. KLINGENSTEIN