Lot Essay
Compare a horse of similar size, also covered with a straw glaze more liberally splashed with green and amber streaks, sold in these rooms, 1 June 1990, lot 144.
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TANG DYNASTY
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A Large Well-Modeled Straw-Glazed Pottery Figure of a Horse
Tang Dynasty
Shown standing foursquare on a rectangular base, the head held alertly with ears pricked, the neck grooved for a mane and the tail dressed, the well-proportioned body covered with a straw glaze of pale yellow tone, highlighted by narrow streaks of green and amber glaze on one side of the neck and green glaze on the hoofs
28¾in. (73cm.) long
Tang Dynasty
Shown standing foursquare on a rectangular base, the head held alertly with ears pricked, the neck grooved for a mane and the tail dressed, the well-proportioned body covered with a straw glaze of pale yellow tone, highlighted by narrow streaks of green and amber glaze on one side of the neck and green glaze on the hoofs
28¾in. (73cm.) long