A FINE SANCAI HORSE AND GROOM, the horse standing four-square on a rectangular base, powerfully modelled with its head turned slightly to the left and the ears pricked, with a saddle and blanket, the rump with an aperture for the tail and the neck with a groove to attach the mane, 59cm. high; the groom standing, his hands raised as if holding the horse's reins, a robe with wide lapels secured under his belly with a sash, his unglazed expressive face with Western Asiatic features, his hair swept up at the back of his head, 42.5cm. high, both the horse and the groom under amber, green and cream glazes (both necks restored, groom with some glaze flaking),

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A FINE SANCAI HORSE AND GROOM, the horse standing four-square on a rectangular base, powerfully modelled with its head turned slightly to the left and the ears pricked, with a saddle and blanket, the rump with an aperture for the tail and the neck with a groove to attach the mane, 59cm. high; the groom standing, his hands raised as if holding the horse's reins, a robe with wide lapels secured under his belly with a sash, his unglazed expressive face with Western Asiatic features, his hair swept up at the back of his head, 42.5cm. high, both the horse and the groom under amber, green and cream glazes (both necks restored, groom with some glaze flaking),

Tang Dynasty (2)

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