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TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
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A CHINESE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A PRANCING HORSE
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The horse has its right foreleg raised and head slightly turned, the saddle is covered with a cloth gathered on the sides atop the mud guard, there are traces of orange-red, red, pink and black pigments
16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high, wood stand
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The horse has its right foreleg raised and head slightly turned, the saddle is covered with a cloth gathered on the sides atop the mud guard, there are traces of orange-red, red, pink and black pigments
16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
Private European collection before 1990.
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