Sale 2339
New York
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16 - 17 September 2010
Price realised
USD 27,500
Estimate
A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A CAPARISONED HORSE TANG DYNASTY (618-907) Modeled standing foursquare on a rectangular base with head turned slightly to the left and ears pricked, the long segmented mane swept over onto one side of the neck, richly arrayed in trappings hung with foliate medallions and with a long fur blanket draped over the saddle, with orange, pink and black pigments 26 in. (66 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1997.
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