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CHINA, NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 386-535)
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TWO PAINTED POTTERY FIGURES OF EQUESTRIANS
CHINA, NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 386-535)
Each modeled wearing armored robes, the horse standing four square on a rectangular base, with traces of white, black and red pigments remaining
8 3/8 in. (21 cm.) high, wood stands
CHINA, NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 386-535)
Each modeled wearing armored robes, the horse standing four square on a rectangular base, with traces of white, black and red pigments remaining
8 3/8 in. (21 cm.) high, wood stands
Provenance
Yamanka & Co., New York.
The Blair Collection, Chicago.
Claire Macready, Inc., Chicago.
Acquired in 1947.
The Blair Collection, Chicago.
Claire Macready, Inc., Chicago.
Acquired in 1947.
Literature
W. Adelson et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Supplement, New York, 2015, vol V, pp. 201, no 91.
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