PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF RUTH AND HAROLD NEWMAN A TANG-STYLE POTTERY FIGURE OF A LOKAPALAStanding on the back of a seated buffalo and rockwork base, the right arm dramatically raised and the left placed on the hip, dressed in elaborate robes and armor, the epaulettes formed as fanged and horned elephant masks, a phoenix with outstretched wings perched atop the guardian's head. 36 1/2in (93cm) high Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. Provenance: The Harold and Ruth Newman Collection, Connecticut pare two closely related painted pottery figures of tomb guardians in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc. nos 1992.255.1 and 1994.605.44).