Chinese 6th Century Southern and Northern Dynasties Marble Sculpture of Buddha Guardian
 Mythic Beast
 











































































































































The photos below are the images of the 5th/6th century mythical beast figure.


Northern Wei, painted pottery, photo from Sotheby's auction catalog 1989/12/06, New York, lot 82.



Northern Qi, limestone stele, photo from "Chinese Sculpture - Han to Song" exhibition catalog,
1944/07/16 to 1944/08/15 New York.