Lot Essay
Oxford Authentication thermoluminescence test no. C114g32 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF TERRI AND TIMOTHY CHILDS
A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A PRANCING HORSE
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Details
A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A PRANCING HORSE
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The spirited horse is shown with left foreleg raised, mane swept to one side, mouth open and ears laid back. The saddle is covered with a cloth draped over the saddle and gathered on the sides above the mud guard, and there are traces of red and dark black pigments.
17½ in. (44.3 cm.) high
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The spirited horse is shown with left foreleg raised, mane swept to one side, mouth open and ears laid back. The saddle is covered with a cloth draped over the saddle and gathered on the sides above the mud guard, and there are traces of red and dark black pigments.
17½ in. (44.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Madame Veuve Brocq, Hotel Drouot, Paris, 4 November 1969, lot 8 (illustrated on the cover of the catalogue).
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