AN UNUSUAL BRONZE GROUP OF JINSHEREN AND YINSHEREN STANDING ON A PLINTH WITH REMNANTS OF GILDING China, Yuan/ Ming dynasty H. 23 cm Jinsheren and Yinsheren are two immortals, they are the guardian deities for children to protect against smallpox and come from the Lüshan religious school, mainly in the Fujian region. Old Belgium private collection, assembled since the 1980's, sold Nagel 12.11.2007, lot 833 and bought by the present owner Wear, slightly chipped