A Pair of gilt-lacquered bronze figures of Ananda and Kasyapa


Ming dynastyThe arhats cast standing on double lotus pedestals, each dressed in long flowing robes delicately cast with floral hems; the elder Kasyapa with wizened expression framed by long eyebrows and long pendulous ears, his hands clasped before his chest; the young-faced Ananda with a contemplative face and standing with his hands joined in anjalimudra. 16 1/2in (41.9cm) high
|Compare a figure of Ananda sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 29 Nov 2016, lot 30; and one with elaborate robes sold at Sotheby's, London, 11 May 2011, lot 267. Kasyapa, as mentioned was much older and portrayed as an elder with hands clasped, as in the example sold in these rooms,14 Mar 2016, lot 8037.