TWO SANCAI-GLAZED FIGURES OF LOKAPALAS Tang Dynasty Both well modelled and covered overall with cream, green and amber glaze except for the face and parts of the body, the first guardian shown standing on a recumbent ox, his head turned to the left, and with his left hand placed on his hip and his right hand raised to hold a now-missing weapon, his face with a fierce expression, clad in elaborate armour with divided breast plate over a knee-length tunic; the second guardian shown standing on a rockwork base with right hand raised to hold a weapon and left hand rested on his hip, the face with fierce, scowling expression, clad in tight armour. The larger 43.5cm (16 7/8in) high. (2). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 唐 三彩天王像 一組兩件 Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2011, no.34. 展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2011年，編號34 See a single similar figure, Tang dynasty, illustrated in Exhibition of Chinese Arts, C.T.Loo, New York, 1941, no.472; see also another example illustrated by J.Baker, Appeasing the Spirits: Sui and Tang Dynasty Tomb Sculpture From The Schloss Collection, New York, 1993, nos.71 and 73. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com