Lot Essay
Compare the similar horse illustrated in Mayuyama, Seventy Years, vol. I, no. 206
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A SMALL SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A CAPARISONED HORSE
TANG DYNASTY
Modeled standing foursquare on an unglazed base with head pulled tautly in towards the chest and ears pricked alertly, with cream-glazed apricot-leaf pendants applied to the green-glazed molded trappings, the body glazed amber and the saddle cloth left unglazed and painted red, some restoration--19 1/8 in. (48.5cm.) high
TANG DYNASTY
Modeled standing foursquare on an unglazed base with head pulled tautly in towards the chest and ears pricked alertly, with cream-glazed apricot-leaf pendants applied to the green-glazed molded trappings, the body glazed amber and the saddle cloth left unglazed and painted red, some restoration--19 1/8 in. (48.5cm.) high