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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION
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A MASSIVE GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY HORSE Green-glazed pottery horses of this dimension are very rare, and of the select
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD) few that have come up for auction, a very similar example was sold from the
The equine is of impressive proportions, and is modelled standing foursquare Jingguantang Collection at Christie’s New York, 20 March 1997, lot 51.
with its tail lifted in an elegant curve. The well-built body is supported on
sturdy legs and the thick neck curves to support a well-defned head with In comparison, painted pottery examples are more common and have been
bulging eyes, fared nostrils, ears pricked up, and the mouth open to reveal found in Sichuan region clif burials and published in Kaogu xuebao, 1958,
strong teeth. It wears a bridle set with circular bosses, and is covered with a p. 100, and in the Wenwu zilao congkan, no. 9, 1985, pl. VI:5. Sold examples
green glaze with iridescent patches as well as traces of red pigment. include at Christie’s New York, 4 June 1992, lot 208, and one with an
52 in. (132 cm.) high
inscription at Christie’s New York, 3 June 1993, lot 159.
£60,000-100,000 $85,000-140,000
€69,000-110,000 The result of Oxford Authentication Thermoluminescence Test number
C117p19 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
PROVENANCE
With W.T. King & Co. Ltd, Hong Kong, 15 December 1992. 漢 綠釉陶馬
Private English Collection.
來源:
於1992年12月15日購自香港W. T. King & Co. Ltd
英國私人珍藏
此器經牛津熱釋光測年法測試(測試編號C117p19)，證實
與本圖錄之斷代符合

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