Roof Tile in the Form of Kuan Yu, Tilemaker's Group, 14th-17th century, 11 in. ( cm), Stoneware with molded and incised decor under polychrome glaze, China, 14th-17th century, This warrior figure, probably representing Kuan yu, the Chinese god of war, once belonged to the American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. As early as 1925, photos of the dining area of his living room at Taliesin North show this figurine on view, carefully displayed on a shelf above the built-in Japanese screen on the north wall of this famous room

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