A rare pair of painted red pottery figures of earth spirits
Tang Dynasty
The seated mythical beasts both modelled with wings at the shoulders, one with a puffy humanoid face painted with a small beard, bulbous eyes and a spade-shaped upright pallet set between the bat-like ears, the other with leonine face and zebra-pattern skin, baring its fierce teeth, with a flame form crest issuing from the head before a central curved horn between the ears, painted in bright colours with elaborate patterns, minor chips to the extremities
38.3 cm. high (2)
A rare pair of painted red pottery figures of earth spirits
Tang Dynasty
The seated mythical beasts both modelled with wings at the shoulders, one with a puffy humanoid face painted with a small beard, bulbous eyes and a spade-shaped upright pallet set between the bat-like ears, the other with leonine face and zebra-pattern skin, baring its fierce teeth, with a flame form crest issuing from the head before a central curved horn between the ears, painted in bright colours with elaborate patterns, minor chips to the extremities
38.3 cm. high (2)
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