A VERY RARE PAIR OF CHINESE POTTERY EARTHENWARE HAND SCULPTE...

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A VERY RARE PAIR OF CHINESE POTTERY EARTHENWARE HAND SCULPTED FIGURES OF MYTHICAL TOMB GUARDIANS
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 386-534, HERAN/HUBEI PROVINCE
each with traces of original red and white pigment and moulded  ill with elaborate scroll-form hairwork, the head and back with relief horns
25.5cm high

NOTE: Two similar figures in the Asian Art Museum of san Francisco are illustrated by He Li in 'Chinese Ceramics: A New Comprehensive survey', nos115/6 p.117

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Minor restoration.