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AN AMBER-GLAZED POTTERY PROVENANCE 唐 褐釉馬
FIGURE OF A HORSE Collection of Joseph Winterbotham, Jr. (1878-
TANG DYNASTY 1954). 來源
Gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago in Joseph Winterbotham 二世 (1878-1954) 收藏
well-modeled, standing foursquare, the head 1954 (acc. no. 1954.417). 1954年贈予芝加哥藝術博物館，芝加哥，
turned to one side, mouth open, eyes alert 館藏編號1954.417
and bulging, ears counterpoised, the arched $ 20,000-30,000
neck with a slender groove for the mane, the
tail docked and bound, covered overall with
a chestnut glaze enlivened with straw-glazed
blaze, tail and dappling, the saddle and blanket
under a pleated saddlecloth unglazed with
traces of white slip, with wood stand (2)
Height 20¼ in., 51.4 cm

EARLY CHINESE CERAMICS FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO 197