Lot Essay
Compare a similarly glazed and appointed horse in the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum, J. Vollmer et al., Silk Roads, China Ships, Toronto, 1983, p. 48.
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TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
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A Large Cream-Glazed Pottery Figure of a Horse
Tang dynasty (618-907)
Standing foursquare on an arched base, with ears pricked and mouth open, covered with a creamy straw glaze streaked with green draining from the tassels hung from the amber-glazed trappings, the saddle cloth also glazed amber, the hogged mane and forelock with incised hair markings and the tail docked and tied
30½in. (77.5cm.) high, box
Tang dynasty (618-907)
Standing foursquare on an arched base, with ears pricked and mouth open, covered with a creamy straw glaze streaked with green draining from the tassels hung from the amber-glazed trappings, the saddle cloth also glazed amber, the hogged mane and forelock with incised hair markings and the tail docked and tied
30½in. (77.5cm.) high, box