Lot Essay
Horse: The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. 766s14 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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TANG DYNASTY
Details
Sancai-Glazed Pottery Figures of a Horse and Groom
Tang Dynasty
The horse standing foursquare on a rectangular base with head slightly turned to the left, the body covered with a straw glaze, the hogged mane, saddle blanket and hoofs glazed in bright amber; the foreign groom standing with hands positioned and pierced to hold reins and unglazed head turned toward the horse, one sleeve of his amber coat tied around the waist exposing the green undergarment
Horse 20in. (50.8cm.) high; groom 17¼in. (43.8cm.) high
Tang Dynasty
The horse standing foursquare on a rectangular base with head slightly turned to the left, the body covered with a straw glaze, the hogged mane, saddle blanket and hoofs glazed in bright amber; the foreign groom standing with hands positioned and pierced to hold reins and unglazed head turned toward the horse, one sleeve of his amber coat tied around the waist exposing the green undergarment
Horse 20in. (50.8cm.) high; groom 17¼in. (43.8cm.) high
Literature
The Norwalk Weekly Life & Times, Ancient Images, Chinese Tomb Figures, 29 October 1998, p. C6.
Antiques and The Arts Weekly, Seeking Immortality: Early Chinese Ceramics, 11 September 1998, p. 98.
Antiques and The Arts Weekly, Seeking Immortality: Early Chinese Ceramics, 11 September 1998, p. 98.
Exhibited
Greenwich, Bruce Museum, Seeking Immortality: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Schloss Collection, 20 September 1998 - 3 January 1999, groom no. 129; horse no. 165.
Santa Ana, Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Seeking Immortality: Chinese Tomb Sculpture from the Schloss Collection, 6 October 1996 - 16 March 1997, groom no. 129.
Santa Ana, Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Seeking Immortality: Chinese Tomb Sculpture from the Schloss Collection, 6 October 1996 - 16 March 1997, groom no. 129.