178. PAIRE D'ADORANTS EN BRONZE DORÉ Fin de la Dynastie Ming TWO GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF ADORANTS Late Ming Dynasty Both standing on a small pedestal, one figure holding a tablet, the second holding a scroll, dressed in thin robes falling in ample folds around the arms and legs, the faces with a serious expression. 33cm (13in) and 33.6cm (13 1/4in) high (2). 明晚期 銅鎏金人物立像兩尊 Provenance: Collection of Max Müller (1867-1960), German consul in Hankow, acquired in China between 1905 and 1912, thence by descent to his daughter Irmgard Müller-Doertenbach (1909-2011), acquired from her collection by the present owner 來源： 德國駐漢口領事Max Müller（1867–1960）珍藏，於1905年至1912年間得自中國，後傳至其女Irmgard Müller-Doertenbach（1909-2011） 現藏家得自上述來源