2003.221: Standing, Armor-Clad, Bearded Guardian Warrior of So-Called 'Lokapala' or "Heavenly King" Type) with His Left Hand Raised as if to Grasp a Lance or Spear, Striped Sleeves Billowing in the Wind, and Helmet Surmounted by a Long-Tailed Bird with Wings Spread, Trampling a Supine Demon atop a Perforated Rocky Base

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2003.221

Title

Standing, Armor-Clad, Bearded Guardian Warrior of So-Called 'Lokapala' or "Heavenly King" Type) with His Left Hand Raised as if to Grasp a Lance or Spear, Striped Sleeves Billowing in the Wind, and Helmet Surmounted by a Long-Tailed Bird with Wings Spread, Trampling a Supine Demon atop a Perforated Rocky Base

Classification

Sculpture

Work Type

funerary sculpture

Date

8th century

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, China

Period

Tang dynasty, 618-907

Culture

Chinese

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/145350

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Molded, brick-red earthenware with cold-painted pigments and oxidized silver leaf over white ground

Dimensions

70 x 31.5 x 20.5 cm (27 9/16 x 12 3/8 x 8 1/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Anthony M. Solomon

Accession Year

2003

Object Number

2003.221

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Virginia Bower, From Court to Caravan: Chinese Tomb Sculptures from the Collection of Anthony M. Solomon, exh. cat., ed. Robert D. Mowry, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, Mass., 2002), p. 139, cat. no. 54

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