A pair of painted pottery figures of equestriennes

SUI DYNASTY

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A pair of painted pottery figures of equestriennes
Sui Dynasty
The sturdy horses standing four-square on a rectangular base, the female riders poised with their heads tilted slightly downwards, the hands envelopped in the long sleeves of the robe, one positioned against her abdomen, the other along her right side, the bridled horses with cropped manes and ducked tail, traces of red, black and green pigment and white slib
29 cm. high (2)

Lot Essay

The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of the Oxford thermoluminescence test nos. C198h2 and C198h4.
For a similar straw-glazed equestrienne figure, see Catalogue, The Art of Chinese Ceramics from Han to Tang, Selected Treasures from the Dr. T.T. Tsui Donation.

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