Tomb Guardian Statue, China

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As angry as it looks, it is really on our side!

 

Such ceramic statues are used as funerary figures as protectors.  This figure is Guai Shou, a guardian of pathways of the dead and Tiantáng (heaven).  Suitable for exterior display but should be kept undercover.

 

Stand not included.