mia-asian-art: Tomb retinue, early 8th century, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Chinese, South and Sou
mia-asian-art: Tomb retinue, early 8th century, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Chinese, South and Southeast Asian ArtGuardian of one of the quarters of the Buddhist heaven. Glazed pottery tomb figure, one of a pair, dressed in armor and standing on a kneeling bull. A fine blue predominates in color scheme, with details in white, brown, mottled green and yellow. Elements of Sassanian design appear on the armor. Head, phoenix headdress, and hands unglazed.Size: 39 x 16 in. (99.06 x 40.64 cm)Medium: White earthenware with three-color lead glazehttps://collections.artsmia.org/art/788/ -- source link
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