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A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A LITERATURE Arthur B Michael 1853 1942 Newton
PRANCING HORSE 509
TANG DYNASTY, 7TH / 8TH Andrew C. Ritchie, Catalogue of the Paintings and Center 1942
CENTURY Sculpture in the Permanent Collection, Albright-
Knox Gallery, Bu alo, 1949, cat. no. 214. Albright Knox Art Gallery
well-modeled in spirited pose with a briskly raised Steven A. Nash, with Katy Kline, Charlotta Kotik
right foreleg and head uplifted, mouth agape, and Emese Wood, Albright-Knox Art Gallery: 1942 16 19
Painting and Sculpture from Antiquity to 1942,
aring nostrils and bulging eyes, the animal’s New York, 1979, p. 106. 2007 3 20
features nely detailed with forelock swept back
towards the full, owing mane falling just short With its dynamic pose and well-de ned Andrew C Ritchie Catalogue of the Paintings
of the well-articulated saddle with stirrups, the musculature, the horse conveys a lively sense
ornamented bridle and harness suspending of energy which is heightened by the whinnying and Sculpture in the Permanent Collection
embossed bells, traces of red and black pigments implied by its open mouth and pleasant jingling
over white slip of moving bells. The long elegant mane and Albright Knox Gallery 1949
Height 25¼ in., 64. 1 cm prancing position represent one of a highly
desirable and rare group of trained dancing 214
PROVENANCE horses that were much in demand by the imperial
household and its guests. Steven A Nash Katy Kline Charlotta Kotik
Collection of Arthur B. Michael (1853-1942),
Newton Center, Massachusetts (bequest of $ 50,000-70,000 Emese Wood Albright Knox Art Gallery
1942).
Collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Painting and Sculpture from Antiquity to 1942
Bu alo, New York, no. 1942:16.19.
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