Guardian Figure
Date: Tang Dynasty (618-907), Late 7th century
Dimensions:
H: 42 3/4 in. (118.6 cm)
Medium: Earthenware with polychrome decoration
Place of Origin: China
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Given in memory of Charles and Anna Berdan Gardner by Darwin E. Gardner, Edith G. Carter, and Charles S. Gardner
Object number: 1953.70
Label Text:These menacing figures were often placed at each corner of a Tang Dynasty tomb chamber to ward off evil coming from any of the four directions. The Tang Dynasty was considered a golden age in China, during which ceramics reached an artistic and technical highpoint, culminating in figures made to furnish tombs—not only supernatural guardians, but also animals, dancers, musicians, and soldiers.
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