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                                                                              AN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF PAINTED AND
                                                                              GILT POTTERY FIGURES OF LOKAPALAS
                                                                              Tang Dynasty
                                                                              Each modelled in a powerful stance, standing
                                                                              on a demon with one knee raised, one of
                                                                              the demons with a serpent entwined around
                                                                              its leg, the figures with defiant expressions,
                                                                              each with a clenched fist resting upon the
                                                                              raised leg and the other arm held animatedly
                                                                              aloft, wearing elaborate armoured robes with
                                                                              billowing sleeves and hems, fashioned with
                                                                              high waisted belts and adorned with floral and
                                                                              pendent embellishments.
                                                                              61cm (24in) and 54.5cm (21 1/2in) high. (2).

                                                                              £8,000 - 12,000
                                                                              CNY71,000 - 110,000
                                                                              唐 彩繪描金天王立像一對



























































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