Lokapala Guardian of the World, unknown sculptor; Chinese Buddhism; figurine of a warrior; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; full sculpture in polychrome red, brown, black; 19th century, China; height 72.5 cm., A painted and gilded figure of a standing warrior shown in profile facing right, wearing an ornate helmet and layered armor with decorative embossed details, a flowing skirt-like lower garment, and boots; the sculpture displays visible colors including gold, red, black, and touches of green, with worn and darker areas where paint has aged, and it is mounted on a dark base against a neutral gray background.
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Lokapala Guardian of the World, unknown sculptor; Chinese Buddhism; figurine of a warrior; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; full sculpture in polychrome red, brown, black; 19th century, China; height 72.5 cm., A painted and gilded figure of a standing warrior shown in profile facing right, wearing an ornate helmet and layered armor with decorative embossed details, a flowing skirt-like lower garment, and boots; the sculpture displays visible colors including gold, red, black, and touches of green, with worn and darker areas where paint has aged, and it is mounted on a dark base against a neutral gray background.

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Lokapala Guardian World unknown sculptor Chinese Buddhism figurine warrior Qing dynasty 1644–1911 full sculpture polychrome red brown black 19th century China height 72.5 cm painted gilded figure standing warrior shown profile facing right wearing ornate helmet layered armor decorative embossed details flowing skirt- lower garment boots sculpture displays visible colors gold red touches green worn darker areas paint aged mounted dark base neutral gray background.

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