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TANG DYNASTY
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A SANCAI GLAZED FIGURE OF A LOKAPALA
tang dynasty
Modeled standing on a recumbant bull, with one arm raised as if to grip a halberd in his clenched fist, the other hand on the waist, his grimacing features with bulging eyes gazing downward and an open mouth painted in red, black and white, the hair drawn up into a crowned topknot, his armor with central breast plates, and dragon-head epaulets set over a long tunic and boots all glazed in chestnut, cream and green
31½ in. (81.3 cm.) high
tang dynasty
Modeled standing on a recumbant bull, with one arm raised as if to grip a halberd in his clenched fist, the other hand on the waist, his grimacing features with bulging eyes gazing downward and an open mouth painted in red, black and white, the hair drawn up into a crowned topknot, his armor with central breast plates, and dragon-head epaulets set over a long tunic and boots all glazed in chestnut, cream and green
31½ in. (81.3 cm.) high