Figure: Tomb-guardian creature (zhenmushou)

Tang dynasty (618-907), ca. 700-740

Origin: Henan or Shaanxi province
Lead-glazed earthenware
95.7 cm H x 35.7 cm W x 31.5 cm D (37 11/16" x 14 1/16" x 12 3/8")

Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution
The national museum of Asian art for the United States

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