A Chinese Painted Pottery Guardian Figure

Tang dynasty period or style, earthenware with traces of white, black, and red pigments, the guardian figure is dressed in armor with lion masks at shoulders and on belt at waist, fitted hat, and detailed face.

26 in.

From the Estate of the late Susan C. Frankenberg, Hillsborough, North Carolina

Several areas of break and restoration mainly to arms and hands; crack to posterior; some paint loss; and scattered nicks to whole; probably originally held an item in his hand, now lacking.