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PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF A GENTLEMAN
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A SANCAI GLAZED POTTERY HORSE AND RIDER A LARGE SANCAI GLAZED POTTERY TOMB FIGURE
Tang dynasty Tang dynasty
The chestnut glazed horse standing four-square on an unglazed The secular tianwang shown standing on top of a recumbent ox, his
rectangular base, the head reaching forward with an open mouth, right hand placed on his hip and his left hand raised to hold a weapon,
the groom in a green glazed tunic, the arms raised and folded at his unglazed face with fearsome features and his phoenix-shaped
the elbows. helmet showing traces of pigment, his elaborate armor with horns
14in (35.5cm) high extending from the animal-head epaulets, his leggings and the ox
support all brilliantly colored in amber green and cream enamels;
$10,000 - 15,000 with modern wood stand.
33 1/2in (85cm) height of figure
34 1/2in (87.5cm) height including wood stand
Provenance
Brunk Auctions, 14-16 November 2014, Lot 1066
ex-collection Carnegie Museum of Art $6,000 - 10,000

The dating for this lot is consistent with the result of a
thermoluminescence test performed by CIRAM Corp., TL testing
service, New York, NY, on 9 February, 2017, test reference number
0217-OA-12N.

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