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A GREY PAINTED POTTERY HORSE AND RIDER TWO CIZHOU-TYPE TEA BOWLS
Northern Wei period Song/jin dynasties 11th/12th century
The diminutive horse standing four-square on a rectangular plinth, its Each raised on an unglazed buff foot and with a deep well covered
body painting in carmine and black pigments and surmounted by a overall with a dark brown-black glaze over a lighter slip with five lighter
male rider in long robes atop a saddle and embellished saddle blanket, brown splashes on the interior.
the rider holding a drum against against the neck of the steed. 7 3/8in (18.7cm) and 7in (17.8cm) diam (2).
9in (22.8cm) high; 7 1/4in (18.4cm) long
$3,000 - 5,000
$2,500 - 4,000
Provenance
Provenance Flores & Iva, August, 1998 (the 7in diam. bowl)
Christies, New York, March 1995, by repute
Accompanied by a fitted tomobako with fitted cloth base bearing a
label reading Christian Deydier OB/554.
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