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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION
A STRAW AND AMBER-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A HORSE
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Details
A STRAW AND AMBER-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A HORSE
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The horse is shown standing foursquare on a rectangular base with head tilted slightly to the left and ears pricked. The body is covered with a yellowish-green straw glaze and the trappings are in amber glaze that drains down onto the legs. The unglazed saddle cloth is painted orangy red and the blanket is painted to represent tiger skin.
20½ in (52 cm.) high
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The horse is shown standing foursquare on a rectangular base with head tilted slightly to the left and ears pricked. The body is covered with a yellowish-green straw glaze and the trappings are in amber glaze that drains down onto the legs. The unglazed saddle cloth is painted orangy red and the blanket is painted to represent tiger skin.
20½ in (52 cm.) high
Provenance
The Aurelius Parenti Collection of Chinese Ceramic Sculpture; Christie's New York, 3 June 1988, lot 210.
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