A Sancai-Glazed Pottery Figure of a Caparisoned Horse
A Sancai-Glazed Pottery Figure of a Caparisoned Horse

TANG DYNASTY (618-907)

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A Sancai-Glazed Pottery Figure of a Caparisoned Horse
Tang dynasty (618-907)
Finely modeled standing foursquare on a rectangular plinth, with head erect and cocked slightly to the left, covered predominantly with an amber glaze, with cream ears, hogged mane, and spot on rump, the trappings applied with rosettes and hung with foliate medallions, the saddle blanket with a striped amber and green design, the saddle unglazed, the tail docked and tied
24in. (61cm.) high, box

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