A SANCAI-GLAZED BUFF POTTERY FIGURE OF A LOKAPALA, TANG DYNASTY, standing atop a recumbant beast raised on a shaped oval base, with right arm raised, left hand on hip, the head unglazed but with traces of orange pigment and the face modelled with a fierce expression, wearing armour over his robes, all under an attractive green, amber and straw glaze--16½ in. high

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A SANCAI-GLAZED BUFF POTTERY FIGURE OF A LOKAPALA, TANG DYNASTY, standing atop a recumbant beast raised on a shaped oval base, with right arm raised, left hand on hip, the head unglazed but with traces of orange pigment and the face modelled with a fierce expression, wearing armour over his robes, all under an attractive green, amber and straw glaze--16½ in. high

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For a slightly larger figure in similar pose see Christie's New York, December 2, 1993, lot 230. See also two figures illustrated in Tang Luoyang Sancai, pl. 50 and a figure in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London illustrated by M. Medley, The Chinese Potter, fig. 53

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