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Pottery zhenmushou (a tomb guardian beast), early Tang dynasty, China, 7th century. Artist: Unknown

Pottery zhenmushou (a tomb guardian beast), early Tang dynasty, China, 7th century. A large pottery zhenmushou with dog-like body seated on all fours on a flat plinth. The creature has horns on its forehead and shoulders, a flame point on its head and three fins on its back. The human face has a pair of large ears at right angles, the feet has hooves like a horse. The piece shows traces of unfired pigment and slip.

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Title: Pottery zhenmushou (a tomb guardian beast), early Tang dynasty, China, 7th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption: Pottery zhenmushou (a tomb guardian beast), early Tang dynasty, China, 7th century. A large pottery zhenmushou with dog-like body seated on all fours on a flat plinth. The creature has horns on its forehead and shoulders, a flame point on its head and three fins on its back. The human face has a pair of large ears at right angles, the feet has hooves like a horse. The piece shows traces of unfired pigment and slip.

Credit: Album / The Museum of East Asian Art / Heritage Images

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Image size: 2215 × 2832 px | 17.9 MB

Print size: 18.8 × 24.0 cm | 872.0 × 1115.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 7TH CENTURY A. D. • 7TH CENTURY • 7TH • ANIMAL • ART • ARTEFACT • ARTIFACT • ARTS • BURIAL • CENTURY • CERAMIC • CHINA • CHINESE • COLOR • COLOUR • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • DEATH • DYNASTY • EARTHENWARE • FIGURE • FLUSH • GLAZED • LOCATION • MAUSOLEUM • MONSTER • MUSEUM OF EAST ASIAN ART • MYTHICAL BEAST • MYTHICAL CREATURE • MYTHOLOGY • OBJECT • OBJECTS • POTTERY • TANG DYNASTY • TOMB FIGURE • TOMB • UMBRELLA • ZHENMUSHOU