Lot Essay
The result of Oxford themoluminescence test no. 466t27 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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PROPERTY FROM THE SCHLOSS COLLECTION
An Unusual Amber-Glazed Red Pottery Equestrian Figure
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY
Details
An Unusual Amber-Glazed Red Pottery Equestrian Figure
Northern Wei Dynasty
Hollow modeled as a stout horse covered in full armor standing foursquare on a rectangular base, the rider also wearing armor and a helmet with circular opening that frames his face, the top of the scabbard held in his left hand pierced, partially covered with an amber glaze shading in areas to olive
91/8in. (23.2cm.) long, wood stand
Northern Wei Dynasty
Hollow modeled as a stout horse covered in full armor standing foursquare on a rectangular base, the rider also wearing armor and a helmet with circular opening that frames his face, the top of the scabbard held in his left hand pierced, partially covered with an amber glaze shading in areas to olive
91/8in. (23.2cm.) long, wood stand
Exhibited
Santa Ana, Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Seeking Immortality: Chinese Tomb Sculpture from the Schloss Collection, 6 October 1996 - 16 March 1997, no.103.