A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A PRANCING HORSE

TANG DYNASTY (618-907)

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A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A PRANCING HORSE
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The spirited figure modelled standing on a rectangular base with right leg raised and mouth open as if the horse is neighing, with large tassles hung from the painted trappings, and with a long cloth draped over the saddle, the mane left long and the tail bound, traces of red and black pigment
17 in. (43.2 cm.) high

Lot Essay

For a similarly animated painted pottery figure of a horse, see In Pursuit of Antiquities: Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Exhibition of the Min Chiu Society, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 83.

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. test no. C105x27 is consistent with the dating of this lot.

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