A Pair of Chinese Gilt and Red Lacquered Wood Figures of Wrathful GuardiansMING DYNASTY (1368-1644)明 金漆木雕天王像兩尊each braced for action above a red lacquered craggy rock base, clocked in draping garments fastened at the waist with long sashes upswept about the muscular shoulders to reveal bare chiseled torsos. Each with a fierce grimace beneath highly arched painted eyebrows, and black hair tidily secured with a simple crown. Height of each 23 in., 58.5 cm.