Lot Essay
The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. 566j72 is consistent with the dating of this lot
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A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF AN EQUESTRIAN TANG DYNASTY
The female rider with arms swung forward as if to hold reins, wearing an amber scarf draped around the shoulders of a cream-glazed, long-sleeved tunic and a long green skirt, seated astride a muscular horse covered in an amber glaze falling in rivulets down the cream-colored blaze, with a splash-glazed saddle blanket and cream-glazed bound tail, restored--13 7/8in. (35.3cm.) high
The female rider with arms swung forward as if to hold reins, wearing an amber scarf draped around the shoulders of a cream-glazed, long-sleeved tunic and a long green skirt, seated astride a muscular horse covered in an amber glaze falling in rivulets down the cream-colored blaze, with a splash-glazed saddle blanket and cream-glazed bound tail, restored--13 7/8in. (35.3cm.) high