A pair of gilt bronze acolytes, 17th/18th century

the boy standing with hands held together in front, wearing a short robe and trailing scarf, his hair tied into three top-knots; the girl standing with hands draped with a presentation cloth, supporting a flaming pearl on an offering dish, wearing a ruyi cloud collar over a long wide-sleeved robe, and long scarf, her hair drawn back into double loops, wood stands

(4)
12 cm high

Provenance

Sotheby's, Melbourne, 1 May 2007, lot 208
Private Collection, Melbourne

Literature

These two youths are considered Guanyin's acolytes and appear together in many legends concerning Guanyin.