Lot Essay
Compare a very similar horse, possibly the present lot, exhibited in Chinese Ceramics From the Prehistoric Period Through Ch'ien Lung, Los Angeles County Museum, 14 March-27 April 1952, pp. 74-75, no. 164.
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PROPERTY OF THE HOWARD GILMAN FOUNDATION*
A LARGE STRAW AND AMBER-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A HORSE
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
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A LARGE STRAW AND AMBER-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A HORSE
Tang dynasty (618-907)
Standing with the right legs slightly ahead of the left, the head turned left and down with ears pricked and the mouth open in a neigh, the neck grooved for a mane, the well-modelled body covered in a straw glaze with attractive speckling, the muzzle with a blaze of amber glaze
21¾in. (55.3cm.) high
Tang dynasty (618-907)
Standing with the right legs slightly ahead of the left, the head turned left and down with ears pricked and the mouth open in a neigh, the neck grooved for a mane, the well-modelled body covered in a straw glaze with attractive speckling, the muzzle with a blaze of amber glaze
21¾in. (55.3cm.) high