A pair of large Chinese painted Pottery guardian figures, Tang Dynasty (618-907), Powerfully modelled as two standing Buddhist guardian figures in military dress, with remnant original paintwork, the larger figure 61 cm high, 20.5 cm wide. Provenance: Allen's Antiques, New Zealand. Stock numbers 1673/24/ 1 and 1673/24/2. Other Notes: together with two Tl tests from Oxford authentication each dated 23 November 2022,