Well-moulded with ferocious expression and shown with right hand raised to wield a weapon while standing triumphantly atop a wriggling demon, wearing elaborate armor and a phoenix-form helmet, the green, amber and straw glazes well controlled.

Tianwang (Guardian), also known as lokapalas, the Buddhist Guardians of the Four Directions, were part of the core group of figures placed at the entrance to the main burial chamber, or just inside. These figures with their scowling , forbidding features and defiant stance depicted in the guise of foreign soldiers wearing full armor were meant to subdue evil forces and are often moulded standing atop a defeated demon.