Lot Essay
The result of thermoluminescence test, 766x69, is consistent with the dating of this lot.
This figure is closely related to the well-known group of four female polo players in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, referred to in the Handbook of the Collections, Kansas City, 1959, p.208; cf. also M.Medley, Tang Pottery and Porcelain, pl.41, p.51; compare further the polo player exhibited at the International Exhibition of Chinese Art, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1935-6, Catalogue, pl.2432, p.223.
A similar polo player and pony was sold in these Rooms, 10 June 1996, lot 47; and similar equestrian groups were sold in our New York Rooms on 9 November, 1978, lot 117 (a pair), and on 30 May, 1991, lot 263 (a set of three).
This figure is closely related to the well-known group of four female polo players in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, referred to in the Handbook of the Collections, Kansas City, 1959, p.208; cf. also M.Medley, Tang Pottery and Porcelain, pl.41, p.51; compare further the polo player exhibited at the International Exhibition of Chinese Art, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1935-6, Catalogue, pl.2432, p.223.
A similar polo player and pony was sold in these Rooms, 10 June 1996, lot 47; and similar equestrian groups were sold in our New York Rooms on 9 November, 1978, lot 117 (a pair), and on 30 May, 1991, lot 263 (a set of three).