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A LARGE POTTERY MODEL OF A HORSE
AND A STICK FIGURE
Han Dynasty
The red pottery horse standing four-square
and facing forwards; the stick figure typically
modelled, the hair pulled up in a top knot,
the facial details heightened in red and black
pigments. The horse 59.5cm (23 3/8in) high;
the stick figure 56.5cm (22 1/4in) long (2).
£800 - 1,200
HK$8,500 - 13,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000

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A MASSIVE SICHUAN POTTERY MODEL
OF A HORSE
Han Dynasty
Of uniform buff and grey mottled tones, with
an alert expression, its right foreleg raised
onto its hoof tip, the face bearing a bridle
with a mask motif to forehead.
120cm (47 1/4in) high x 95cm (37 1/2in)
wide
£6,000 - 8,000
HK$64,000 - 85,000
CNY53,000 - 71,000

Property From a Distinguished Private
Collection.

Provenance: Purchased at Pao & Moltke in
Toronto.

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd.
thermoluminescence test no. C121k44 is
consistent with the dating of this lot.

387 (two views)

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