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TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Details
A LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The lokapala is shown standing on a rockwork base with right hand raised to hold a weapon and left hand raised with palm held outwards in warning. The unglazed face is modeled with fierce, scowling expression. He is arrayed in cord-tied armor with dragon-head epaulets splashed in green, amber and straw glazes, worn over a long straw-glazed robe.
42 in. (106.7 cm.) high
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The lokapala is shown standing on a rockwork base with right hand raised to hold a weapon and left hand raised with palm held outwards in warning. The unglazed face is modeled with fierce, scowling expression. He is arrayed in cord-tied armor with dragon-head epaulets splashed in green, amber and straw glazes, worn over a long straw-glazed robe.
42 in. (106.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Edwin W. Mills, Salone, Arizona, 1929.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1957.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1957.
Exhibited
On loan: William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1929, no. 524.
The Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, Chinese Porcelains, 15 March - 15 April 1946.
The Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, Chinese Porcelains, 15 March - 15 April 1946.
Sale room notice
Please note that the provenance for the present lot should read:
Edwin W. Mills, Salone, Arizona, 1929.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1957. This lot was not in the Bidwell collection.
Edwin W. Mills, Salone, Arizona, 1929.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1957. This lot was not in the Bidwell collection.
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