PLATE LVI. 



Guardian of the Grave (see p. 297). 



Knight or warrior clad with sheet armor, animal-heads being brought out on the 

 sleeves. In the point of armor, in the weird and demoniacal expression of his face 

 (he is represented as shouting), and in the style of his chignon (compare Plates L and 

 LIU, Fig. 1), he reveals his affinity with Yama, the God of Death. 



Clay figure from Ho-nan, of unusual dimensions. T'ang period (618-906). 



Height, 79.7 cm. Cat. No. 118154. 



