http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/3137/tomb-retinue-guardian ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Tomb Retinue Guardian http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/3137/tomb-retinue-guardian 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/3137/tomb-retinue-guardian http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/3137/tomb-retinue-guardian Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Ceramic Artist Unknown (China) 700 700 Asia, China White earthenware with three-color lead glaze Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:13:06 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:title cdwalite:title">Tomb Retinue Guardian</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Artist</td> <td><h3><a property="dcterms:creator cdwalite:displayCreator" href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_workDisplayCreator/Artist+Unknown+%28China%29">Artist Unknown (China)</a></h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:created dc:date cdwalite:displayCreationDate cdwalite:earliestDate vra:date" content="700">early 8th century</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td><a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_InstitutionTitle/Minneapolis+Institute+of+Arts">Minneapolis Institute of Arts</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Location</td> <td> On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, <a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/query/location%3A%22G208%22">G208</a> </td> </tr> </table><br/>Guardian of one of the quarters of the Buddhist heaven. ca 725 A.D. Glazed pottery tomb figure, one of a pair, wearing armor and standing on a kneeling bull. The costume is predominantly blue in tone, but there is much use of mottled yellow, brown and blue in the skirt sections. Elements of Sassanian design in armor. Head and phoenix headdress unglazed. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/3137/tomb-retinue-guardian Artist Unknown (China)