Lot Essay
A similar caparisoned horse dating from the Western Han dynasty sold previously in these rooms, 16 September 1998, lot 299.
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PROPERTY FROM THE SCHLOSS COLLECTION
A Painted Gray Pottery Figure of a Caparisoned Horse
HAN DYNASTY
Details
A Painted Gray Pottery Figure of a Caparisoned Horse
Han dynasty
Standing foursquare with raised head facing forward, with alertly pricked ears, a cropped mane and docked tail, the stocky body painted brown with a star-motif saddle blanket draped over its back, the facial details in red pigment
12¾in. (32.4cm.) high; 13¾in. (35cm.) long
Han dynasty
Standing foursquare with raised head facing forward, with alertly pricked ears, a cropped mane and docked tail, the stocky body painted brown with a star-motif saddle blanket draped over its back, the facial details in red pigment
12¾in. (32.4cm.) high; 13¾in. (35cm.) long