TWO GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURES OF GUARDIAN WARRIORS, WEITUO 17th/18th century (2)PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF RUTH AND HAROLD NEWMANTWO GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURES OF GUARDIAN WARRIORS, WEITUO17th/18th centuryEach standing with feet shoulder-width apart, the torso leaning dynamically to the left, the right hand placed on the hip, and the left arm sweeping forward with the hand open to hold a weapon, dressed in full regalia of robes beneath multi-part armor, a beast-mask breastplate, sashes, boots, and a headdress, the sashes and fabric billowing at the edges, covered in red and gilt lacquer; each with a plexiglass stand. 24in (61.3cm); 20in (51cm) high (2).Provenance:Sotheby's, New York, 20 September 2000, lot 64The Harold and Ruth Newman Collection, Connecticut, 2000-2022A similar figure of gilded and lacquered wood figure of Weituo was sold at Sotheby's, New York, 17 September 2014, lot 441. -