A PAINTED GRAY POTTERY FIGURE OF A STRIDING HORSE

HAN DYNASTY

细节

A PAINTED GRAY POTTERY FIGURE OF A STRIDING HORSE
Han Dynasty
Powerfully modeled striding forward, the offside legs advancing, the removable head turning slightly to the left, the ears pricked above prominent expressive eyes, the mouth open to expose teeth as if being reined back or whinneying, the halter and other details pigmented red, the back with a molded saddle and harness, the tail bound short and held upright, legs restored
24in. (61cm.) long

拍品专文

A similar example, but without the harness, unearthed at Chengdu, Sichuan province, was included in the exhibition, 'From the Han Dynasty to Marco Polo, China in Venice', Milan, 1986, Catalogue, p. 112, no. 10.

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. C198g5 is consistent with the dating of this lot