TWO LARGE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURES OF LOKAPALA TANG DYNASTY |

each formidable guardian figure modeled standing atop a recumbent bull, in a menacing stance with the right arm raised, the other set at the waist, both fists clenched, wearing elaborate military attire, the powerful shoulders enhanced by makara-form epaulets, the armored breast plate bound with cords and sashes, the fringed apron tunic worn over a long skirt billowing out at the sides above the greaves and boots, the head vigorously modeled with bulbous eyes protruding from beneath furrowed brows, bearing a fierce expression and framed by a tall phoenix-headed helmet, traces of black-painted floral motif on the tunic and white, red and black pigments overall (2)

Collection of Potter Palmer, Jr. (1875-1943).
Gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago in 1941 (acc. nos 1941.1015 and 1941.1017).

Both figures with losses and restoration to the extremities such as flanges, finials and drapery ends. There is overall wear to the surface, pigment loss, some possibly refreshed pigment and minor imperfections consistent with age and type.
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