A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A LOKAPALA, TANG DYNASTY China, 618-907. The belligerent figure shown standing triumphantly atop a struggling demon lying atop a rockwork base, wearing elaborate layered armor with epaulets at the shoulders, his broad face modeled with the features of a foreigner below the tall phoenix-form helmet, with traces of ancient black, green, and orange-red pigment. Provenance: An Austrian private collection. Kunsthaus Zacke, Vienna, 20 April 1996. Dr. Mons Fischer, acquired from the above. A copy of the auction invoice is accompanying this lot. A seasoned private collector of modern and contemporary art, Dr. Mons Fischer has also acquired fine Chinese works of art since the 1980s, eventually building one of the most important collections of its kind in Austria. Condition: Some old repair as generally expected from Tang dynasty excavations. Losses, fissures and encrustations. Two drilled holes from sample-taking. Overall, good condition and presenting very well. Scientific Report: A thermoluminescence analysis report issued by Oxford Authentication on 11 February 2020, based on sample number C120a76, sets the firing date of three samples taken at 900-1500 years ago. A copy of the report, issued by Oxford Authentication, is accompanying this lot. Weight: 3.9 kg Dimensions: Height 57 cm 唐代彩繪護法天王降魔陶俑 中國, 618-907年。天王頭戴鳳凰形盔，帽檐外卷，怒目張嘴，身穿甲胄，長至膝部，腰束带，手握拳弯舉在腰部兩側，站在岩石上两腿分開，左腳踩在掙扎的小鬼身上。身上可見彩繪顔料殘餘。 來源：奧地利私人收藏。維也納Zacke藝廊，1996年4月20日。Dr. Mons Fischer購於上述藝廊。隨附一份拍賣發票。Mons Fischer 博士是一位經驗豐富的現代及當代藝術私人收藏家，自 1980 年代以來，他還收藏了衆多精美的中國藝術品，建立了奧地利最重要的一個藝術品收藏。 品相：唐代考古挖掘中普遍存在的一些舊時修復。 缺損、裂缝和结殼。两个測試取樣孔。 總體来说，品相良好。 科學測試報告：隨附一份2020年2月11日的牛津熱釋光測試報告副本，采樣編號C120a76，通過三處取樣檢測確認該陶俑為900-1500年前的古物。 重量：3.9 公斤 尺寸：高57 厘米