Description:
China, late Ming dynasty/ 17th c.
H: 20-24 cm
Each seated in vajrasana on a small plinth, the smaller one holding the willow-branch in the right hand, the larger one with the right hand in vitarkamudra, both with the left hands resting on their lap, wearing monastic garment, bejewelled, their faces displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into their nose-bridges, elongated earlobes with ear ornaments, their hairdo combed in a chignon and secured with an elaborate tiara, traces of gilt-lacquer.
From an old German private collection - Minor repairs, attributes partly lost or chipped