Pair of 18th Century Chinese Hand-Carved Temple Corbels with Characters
Black wooden 18th-century Chinese temple corbels with hand-carved character designs on rectangular bases.
Black wood hand-carved 18th century Chinese temple corbels with angular frames and carved characters, on black bases.
Brown wood hand-carved Chinese temple corbels with character figures and swirling cloud motifs, 18th century.
Close-up of spools next to hand-carved wooden Chinese temple corbels with characters, 18th century, on a table.
Close-up of a carved wood Chinese temple corbel character, 18th-century, crowned, bearded, raising an object overhead.
Brown wood Chinese temple corbels with carved figures, ornate headdresses, and detailed faces, 18th century.
Black wooden 18th-century Chinese temple corbels with hand-carved character designs on rectangular bases.
Black wood hand-carved 18th century Chinese temple corbels with angular frames and carved characters, on black bases.
Brown wood hand-carved Chinese temple corbels with character figures and swirling cloud motifs, 18th century.
Close-up of spools next to hand-carved wooden Chinese temple corbels with characters, 18th century, on a table.
Close-up of a carved wood Chinese temple corbel character, 18th-century, crowned, bearded, raising an object overhead.
Brown wood Chinese temple corbels with carved figures, ornate headdresses, and detailed faces, 18th century.

Pair of 18th Century Chinese Hand-Carved Temple Corbels with Characters

Ref #: YN2457

Dimensions: 4.5" x 13.0" x 19.0"H

$4,375

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A pair of 18th century Chinese hand-carved temple corbels featuring stylized characters. Each corbel showcases a great wood openwork carving featuring a dynamic Chinese character, and, from the details of their clothes and weapons, they are likely celestial guardians. They are surrounded by nicely carved cloud scrolls. The corbels are mounted on a dark wood plinth.

Originally this pair of 18th century Chinese hand-carved temple corbels with characters probably protected the entry of a temple; today this pair could bring style and grace to any home or room, perhaps in a living room on a sideboard behind a couch or in an office on a bookshelf.

Age: Antique

Origin: China

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