Lot Essay
The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. C107x38 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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PROPERTY FROM A CONNECTICUT COLLECTION
A SMALL PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A CAPARISONED HORSE
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Details
A SMALL PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A CAPARISONED HORSE
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Standing foursquare on a small rectangular base with head turned tautly to the left, the painted black trappings hung with large applied tassels, the saddle covered with a reddish-orange blanket and the saddle blanket painted with tiger stripes, with hogged mane and bound tail
13in. (33 cm.) long, wood stand
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Standing foursquare on a small rectangular base with head turned tautly to the left, the painted black trappings hung with large applied tassels, the saddle covered with a reddish-orange blanket and the saddle blanket painted with tiger stripes, with hogged mane and bound tail
13in. (33 cm.) long, wood stand
Provenance
C. T. Loo & Co., 1950s.