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Tang Dynasty, Large Chinese Pottery Earth Spirit browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pottery: Pre AD 1000: item # 1069565 Please refer to our stock # C6780 when inquiring.
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Rare Chinese painted pottery tomb guardian in the form of divine creature or sometimes known as earth spirit. This tomb guardian has animal's body and human face with bulging eyes, large ears and hoofed feet with red, white, and black pigments remaining. Its appearance is extremely fearsome.
It was believed that its large ears allowed earth spirit to hear sounds from all directions, the hoofed feet helped them race in the wild. It was meant that earth spirit could travel swiftly and freely in the universe in order to protect the soul of the dead. Tomb guardians were placed in ancient tombs to guard against evil, and protect the soul of the dead to ascend to heaven without obstruction. Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618-907
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