A PAINTED POTTERY MODEL OF A PRANCING HORSE
tang dynasty
The spirited beast shown with right foreleg raised and head tilted to the left, the saddle covered with a long cloth falling in folds, traces of pigment
20½ in. long
Lot Essay
Compare with the similar horse illustrated by Andre Leth, Catalogue of Selected Objects of Chinese Art in the Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen, 1959, no. 55