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8137
CHINESE CERAMICS
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
8137 Published
Annette L. Juliano, Bronze, Clay and Stone: Chinese Art in the C. C.
A POLYCHROME PAINTED GRAY POTTERY HORSE Wang Family Collection (Hsi An t’ang, 1988), cat. No. 22
Han dynasty
Molded in two sections: the hollow head with arched neck and Provenance
indentations along the top of the mane meant for ears, and the Sotheby’s, New York sale 6101,27 November 1990, lot 8;
elongated hollow body with a hole for a tail, four partly filled apertures purchased in 1990 from J. J. Lally & Co., New York
for legs on the underside and a large hole to the front meant for an
unknown function; the realistic trappings and abstract patterns on
both sections painted in white and black outline on a reddish brown
ground well-preserved; with fitted wood base.
13 5/8in (34.5cm) length of body
11 1/2in (29.2cm) height of horse
US$1,000 - 1,500
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