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A LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED FIGURE OF A
CAPARISONED HORSE

TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The cream-glazed horse is naturalistically modelled standing on
a rectangular base, with the mane, tail and hooves highlighted in
amber glaze. The head is gracefully curved to the left, with a green
textured saddle blanket and foliate-shaped plaques detailed with
moulded toads suspending from the trappings.

27 in. (68.5 cm.) high

HK$6,000,000-8,000,000US$780,000-1,000,000

PROVENANCE
An English private collection, acquired in Hong Kong in the 1980s

唐 三彩馬

來源
英國私人收藏，於1980年代購自香港

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