The first, composed of Tang dynasty elements depicting the Daoistdivinity Laozi, seated with his arms resting on a three-legged armrest, the drapery of his robes overhanging a waisted lotus plinthrising from an octagonal base, now attached with solder to a giltmetal four-legged stand, the flaming mandorla topped with a seatedBuddha and originally meant for a Buddhist figure of Guanyin alsoa later addition to the sculpture; the second a Tang period standingfigure of Guanyin holding a fly whisk in the raised right hand and avase in the lowered left hand while standing on a waisted lotus plinthsupported on a reticulated four-legged stand, the tenon projectingfrom the back of the head meant to hold a now-lost mandorla(losses).5 3/4 and 4 1/2in (14.5 and 11.5cm) high