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PROPERTY FROM A PROMINENT AMERICAN FAMILY PROVENANCE 唐 褐釉馬
COLLECTION
Collection of Irene and Earl (1908-1988) Morse,
AN AMBER-GLAZED POTTERY and thence by descent. 來源
FIGURE OF A HORSE Irene 及 Earl (1908-1988) Morse 伉儷收藏，
TANG DYNASTY EXHIBITED 此後家族傳承
Spiritual and Ritual, The Morse Collection of
modeled standing foursquare atop a Ancient Chinese Art, The Metropolitan Museum 展覽
rectangular base, the head raised and turning of Art, New York, 1982, cat. no 41. 《Spiritual and Ritual, The Morse Collection
slightly leftwards, the ears pinned back, bulging of Ancient Chinese Art》，大都會藝術博物
eyes and flaring nostrils conveying restless $ 10,000-15,000 館，紐約，1982年，編號41
energy, the mane docked and runneled, the
saddle and saddlecloth unglazed, a small
aperture for the tail, the body glazed a rich
chestnut color save the cream-colored blaze
Height 20 in., 50.8 cm

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