A pair of Chinese lacquered and gilt wood figures, 19th
A pair of Chinese lacquered and gilt wood figures 19th century or earlier. Probably depicting attendants in Hell, both with bright red skin, each with a placard raised in one hand, one inscribed "You Qiu Bi Ying" (which may be translated as "Unable to say no to seekers of help", the other indistinct (2).
H: 11 1/8 in. (tallest)
PROVENANCE:
Estate of a Washington, D.C. collector
Condition Report: Surfaces cracked and chipping, with lifting and losses to lacquer, one handle of plaquard lost, soiling rubbing
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A pair of Chinese lacquered and gilt wood figures 19th century or earlier. Probably depicting attendants in Hell, both with bright red skin, each with a placard raised in one hand, one inscribed "You Qiu Bi Ying" (which may be translated as "Unable to say no to seekers of help", the other indistinct (2).
H: 11 1/8 in. (tallest)
PROVENANCE:
Estate of a Washington, D.C. collector
Condition Report: Surfaces cracked and chipping, with lifting and losses to lacquer, one handle of plaquard lost, soiling rubbing
