A PAIR OF JAPANESE CARVED WOOD TEMPLE GUARDIAN DOGS, KOMA-INU

A PAIR OF JAPANESE CARVED WOOD TEMPLE GUARDIAN DOGS, KOMA-INU
EDO PERIOD AND LATER (17TH-20TH CENTURY)
Carved of cypress wood, with curly manes and flame tails, the mouths carved to articulate the mantra syllables ah and um
22 ¾ in. (57.8 cm.) high