J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York

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Past Exhibition

Chinese Art: The Szekeres Collection

March 13-29, 2019

A GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A SADDLED HORSE
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A GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A SADDLED HORSE

Tang Dynasty (618 – 907)

with cropped mane and docked tail, standing four square on a rectangular base, the head fitted with a bridle and turned to one side with ears pricked, covered all over with a cream-white glaze of pale yellowish tint, the mane and forelock splashed with amber brown, the saddle and blanket unglazed and showing extensive remains of original cinnabar red.

Height 13 34 inches (34.9 cm)

Compare the very similar glazed pottery horse from the Turner Collection, now in the Columbia Museum of Art, illustrated in Eye to the East: The Turner Collection of Chinese Art, Columbia, 2008, p. 30.

唐 彩釉陶馬 高 34.9 厘米

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A GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A SADDLED HORSE

Tang Dynasty (618 – 907)

Height 13 34 inches (34.9 cm)

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