Description:

East Asia, China, Han dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A pottery figure of a warrior ready to defend a tomb, rendered in fine, naturalistic detail with a slender Fu Manchu moustache. He is dressed in a long-sleeved tunic with painted armor on the chest, and likely once held a spear and shield in his hands. Guardian figures are part of a class of artifacts called mingqi; sometimes known as "spirit utensils" or "vessels for ghosts" since they were designed to assist the po, the part of the soul of the deceased that remained underground with the body while the hun, the other part of the soul, ascended into the afterlife. Size: 5.5" L x 3.75" W x 17.5" H (14 cm x 9.5 cm x 44.4 cm)

Provenance: ex-San Francisco, California, USA collection before 1996

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#188835

  • Condition: Professionally repair and restoration. Feet are repaired and restored with new material, nearly indiscernible. Chips to feet. Fading and losses to some painted pigments but otherwise great condition.

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