A VERY RARE GILT-METAL 'GUARDIAN KINGS' BOX AND COVER TANG / LIAO DYNASTY
of rectangular form, finely engraved to the top and bottom with the Four Guardian Kings standing on rockwork, including one holding a stupa and another holding a sword, all against a finely executed ring-punched ground, the sides with ring-punched lozenge patterns (2)
Length 2 1/2 in., 6.3 cm
Provenance:
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
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of rectangular form, finely engraved to the top and bottom with the Four Guardian Kings standing on rockwork, including one holding a stupa and another holding a sword, all against a finely executed ring-punched ground, the sides with ring-punched lozenge patterns (2)
Length 2 1/2 in., 6.3 cm
Provenance:
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
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