Tomb Guardians

Tang Tomb Guardian always appear in Pairs. They Are animals with humanoid faces.Traces of red pigment remaining.

A pair of Chinese pottery tomb guardian panels. Age: China, Song Dynasty, 10th - 12th Century Size: Height 15.8 - 16 C.M. / Width 13 C.M.

This pair of ancient Chinese earth spirits, or zhenmushou (grave-quelling beasts), in unglazed pottery, which date back to the Tang Dynasty, were considered guardians of tombs, their...

Sphinxes — Greek mythological creatures combining the head and breasts of a human woman, the body of a lion and the wings of an eagle — were popular grave markers and guardians of th...

The inclusion of fantastic animal guardians as part of the retinue of tomb figures began in the Northern Wei dynasty (A.D. 386–534) and continued into the Tang dynasty.

The deceased person's po was said to remain in the realm of the tomb while the hun ascended to heaven. To appease and make worthwhile the deceased's po, mingqi claimed relevant and l...

These might have been made for tomb purposes as Guardian Lions. This pair would look stunning on a shelf as bookends or on your table or desk.

The originals, famous guardians of the tomb of Pope Clement XIII, were sculpted by Canova.

This is a pair of painted pottery tomb guardian figures from the Northern Qi Dynasty in China.

These magnificent figures were likely pairs at one time, standing near the entrance of a Tang tomb for the protection of a high rank deceased person. The figure on the left still pre...

Tang dynasty (618-907 A.D.) guardian figure, also known as a Lokapala. This magnificent Buddhist Lokapala or guardian king originally served as tomb guardian in an aristocratic Ta...

Mythical Guardians of the Tomb with a Lion's Body and Deer's Hooves, Flame-like Wings and Unglazed Flame Emanating From the Back of the Head.

When entering China with Buddhism in the 8th century their protective nature was emphasized and they were depicted wearing armor and their protective nature lead them to be used as g...

The overhanging foliate cornice above a frieze with reliefs of female and male figures surmounted by ribbon ties and flanked by foliage and laurel leaves, above two pairs of glazed d...

19th Century carved wood panel with lotus bud motive. An Architectural Element from a Buddhist Monastery in Northen Thailand. A Lotus Bud representing perpetuity of life. These carve...

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Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone mounted ebonized wooden casket English, 19th Century Height 41cm, width 72cm, depth 52cm Exceptionally fine and richly adorned, this beau...

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True in all its elements to the original examples which date from the early Chinese Tang period. The black glazed horse is naturalistically modelled. It stands on a rectangular base ...