Bidspirit auction | 5 Chinese Carved Polychrome Wood

5 Chinese Carved Polychrome Wood Figures - Group of five Chinese carved and polychrome-painted wooden figures, 19th/20th century. Including one figure seated atop a throne, one figure seated atop two striding shishi lions or foo dogs, one figurine depicting a soldier atop a horse, and two figures astride a leopard and dragon with their right arms raised in the air. Provenance: The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Height ranges from 6 3/4 in to 9 3/4 in; width ranges from 2 1/2 in to 6 1/2 in; depth ranges from 2 1/4 in to 4 1/4 in. Condition: There is wear commensurate with age and material, including scattered losses to the pigment throughout, particularly along the figures' faces, garments, and along the bases. There are scattered losses to the wood, varying in size from minute to moderate, including complete losses to narrow elements that each of the figure's once held. To the widest figure, there is a repaired break along the back right portion of the structure that the figure is standing upon. Wear to the applied elements, including discoloration and losses. There are areas of flaking to the glaze. Some figures with splits, or possible cracks, forming in the wood. Wear to the undersides.