Chinese Bronze Figure and Japanese Tsuba
1st item: Chinese gilt bronze figure depicting a standing male attendant attired in Changshan style dress with hands in prayer pose. 12 1/2" H x 2 3/4" W. Late 19th/Early 20th century. 2nd item: Japanese gilt bronze tsuba with raised flowering branch decoration. 2 3/4" x 2 1/2". Late 19th/Early 20th century. Provenance: The estates of sculptor Olen Bryant and late Vanderbilt University art professor Thomas Brumbaugh, Clarksville/Cottontown, Tennessee.
Condition Report: 1st item: Overall good condition, scattered losses to gilt, nick to front of base. 2nd item: Minor pitting and oxidation, overall good condition.
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1st item: Chinese gilt bronze figure depicting a standing male attendant attired in Changshan style dress with hands in prayer pose. 12 1/2" H x 2 3/4" W. Late 19th/Early 20th century. 2nd item: Japanese gilt bronze tsuba with raised flowering branch decoration. 2 3/4" x 2 1/2". Late 19th/Early 20th century. Provenance: The estates of sculptor Olen Bryant and late Vanderbilt University art professor Thomas Brumbaugh, Clarksville/Cottontown, Tennessee.
Condition Report: 1st item: Overall good condition, scattered losses to gilt, nick to front of base. 2nd item: Minor pitting and oxidation, overall good condition.