J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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Chinese Art: The Szekeres Collection
March 13-29, 2019
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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 3⁄4 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
