Lot Essay
For two related guardian warriors, also cast in separate two-part molds, see Chinese Art in the Royal Ontario Museum, Ontario, 1972, pp. 144-145, no. 92
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A PAINTED POTTERY TORSO OF A SOLDIER
TANG DYNASTY
The fierce warrior well-modeled with stern expression and head turned slightly to the left, dressed in full armor with lion-mask epaulets, breast plates with flowerhead bosses and a lion-head boss at the waist, his face with furrowed brow, broad nose and curled moustache above grimacing mouth, framed by a close-fitting helmet with flared ear flaps, retaining extensive traces of white, red, black and yellow pigment (some restoration)
12¼in. (31.2cm.) high
TANG DYNASTY
The fierce warrior well-modeled with stern expression and head turned slightly to the left, dressed in full armor with lion-mask epaulets, breast plates with flowerhead bosses and a lion-head boss at the waist, his face with furrowed brow, broad nose and curled moustache above grimacing mouth, framed by a close-fitting helmet with flared ear flaps, retaining extensive traces of white, red, black and yellow pigment (some restoration)
12¼in. (31.2cm.) high