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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A HORSE AND RIDER
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Details
A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A HORSE AND RIDER
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The elegant rider wearing a green and amber-glazed robe and black-painted boots, the face finely detailed with eyes and eyebrows rendered in black line above the red lips, with hands positioned to hold the reins of the amber-glazed horse standing foursquare with head alertly turned to the side, the hogged mane, blaze, saddle blanket and docked tail covered with a cream glaze
15 in. (38.1 cm.) long, stand
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The elegant rider wearing a green and amber-glazed robe and black-painted boots, the face finely detailed with eyes and eyebrows rendered in black line above the red lips, with hands positioned to hold the reins of the amber-glazed horse standing foursquare with head alertly turned to the side, the hogged mane, blaze, saddle blanket and docked tail covered with a cream glaze
15 in. (38.1 cm.) long, stand
Provenance
Martin Fung Antiques, circa 1998.