Lot Essay
The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. 866d95 is consistent with the dating of this lot
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A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF AN EQUESTRIENNE
TANG DYNASTY
The rider with upright body and hands positioned to hold the reins, wearing yellow robes with green lapels and a green-splashed pack tied around the waist, the boots glazed brown, as is part of the saddle and saddle blanket, the horse standing foursquare with head turned, covered in a straw glaze streaked in amber draining from the mane and with further amber glaze streaked on the head and covering the tail
17½in. (44.5cm.) high
TANG DYNASTY
The rider with upright body and hands positioned to hold the reins, wearing yellow robes with green lapels and a green-splashed pack tied around the waist, the boots glazed brown, as is part of the saddle and saddle blanket, the horse standing foursquare with head turned, covered in a straw glaze streaked in amber draining from the mane and with further amber glaze streaked on the head and covering the tail
17½in. (44.5cm.) high
Provenance
The Adele and Stanley Herzman Collection, New York
Literature
S.G. Valenstein, The Herzman Collection of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1992, no. 18
Exhibited
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, A Selection of Chinese Ceramics from the Collection of Adele and Stanley Herzman, June 1--August 26, 1992, no. 18