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title: Chinese Lacquered Guardian Figure
author: The British Musuem
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6789/chinese-lacquered-guardian-figure/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Chinese Lacquered Guardian Figure

_Authored by The British Musuem_

## Image File

[![Chinese Lacquered Guardian Figure](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6789.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6789.jpg)

## Image Caption

A wood and lacquer guardian figure from the Eastern [Zhou Dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/Zhou_Dynasty/), [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/). c. 4th century BCE. Height: 76.2 cm. (British Museum, London)

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© Trustees of the [British Museum](http://www.britishmuseum.org/). Republished under the British Museum [Standard Terms of Use](http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_this_site/terms_of_use.aspx) for non-profit educational purposes. [Original image](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=256266&partId=1&searchText=Lacquer&images=true&from=bc&fromDate=2000&to=ad&toDate=1200&page=1) by [**The British Musuem**](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=256266&partId=1&searchText=Lacquer&images=true&from=bc&fromDate=2000&to=ad&toDate=1200&page=1). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 29 June 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.