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China, 206 BC-220 AD. The equine is of impressive proportions and is
modeled standing foursquare with its tail lifted in an elegant curve. The
well-built body is supported on sturdy legs and the thick neck curves
to support a well-defined head with bulging eyes, flared nostrils, ears
pricked up, and the mouth open to reveal strong teeth. It wears a
bridle set depicted in relief and is covered in a magnificent green glaze
with iridescent patches as well as traces of red pigment.
Provenance: An old German private
collection. Galerie Zacke, Vienna, January
16th, 2006. Dr. Mons Fischer, acquired
from the above for EUR €25,000. A copy
of the invoice from Galerie Zacke, Vienna,
January 16th, 2006, is accompanying this
lot. A seasoned private collector of modern
and contemporary art, Dr. Mons Fischer
has also acquired fine Chinese works of art
since the 1980s, eventually building one of
the most important collections of its kind Dr. and Mrs. Mons Fischer
in Austria.
condition: Some repair and touchups as generally expected from Han
dynasty excavations. Losses, fissures and encrustations. Two drilled
holes from sample-taking. Overall very good condition.
scientific Report: A thermoluminescence analysis report issued by
Oxford Authentication on February 6th, 2020, based on sample number
C120a52, sets the firing date of two of three samples taken at 1500 –
2300 years ago. A copy of the report, issued by Oxford Authentication, is
accompanying this lot.
Weight: 30.2 kg
Dimensions: Height 110 cm
Literature comparison: Green-glazed pottery horses of this dimension are
very rare, and of the select few that have come up for auction, a very similar
example was sold from the Jingguantang Collection at Christie’s New york,
20 March 1997, lot 51. In comparison, painted pottery examples are more
common and have been found in Sichuan region cliff burials and published
in Kaogu xuebao, 1958, p. 100, and in the Wenwu zilao congkan, no. 9,
1985, pl. VI:5. Sold examples include one at Christie’s New york, 4 June
1992, lot 208, and another with an inscription at Christie’s New york, 3 June
1993, lot 159.
AucTION ResulT
cOMPARIsON
Compare with a closely related horse at
Christies London in Fine Chinese Ceramics
and Works of Art, 15 May 2018, lot 35,
sold for GBP £68,750.

大型綠釉陶馬，漢代
中國，公元前206 至公元220年。令人印象深刻的比例，舉起的尾巴綫條優美。精心
塑造的身體支撐在結實的腿上，脖子彎曲，眼睛輪廓清晰，鼻孔張開，耳朵豎起，嘴
巴張開，露出堅硬的牙齒。 馬身上浮雕一個馬轡，覆蓋著綠釉，帶有虹彩斑塊以及
輕微的紅色顏料痕跡。
來源：德國私人老收藏。維也納Zacke藝廊，2006年1月16日。Dr. Mons Fischer購
於上述藝廊，成交價EUR €25.000。隨附發票複印件。Dr. Mons Fischer是一位經驗
豐富的現代和當代藝術私人收藏家，從1980年代開始收藏中國藝術品，最終在奧地
利建立了此類藏品最重要的收藏之一。
品相：對漢代考古中普遍預期的一些修復和粘補。缺損、裂縫和結殼。因爲採樣而產
生的兩個鑽孔。總體狀況很好。
科學報告：牛津實驗室的熱釋光測試報告說明3個採樣中的2個樣本的燒製時期為
1500-2300年前。一份檢測證書拷貝將會附上。
重量：30.2 公斤
尺寸：高110 厘米
拍賣結果比較：一件相似的綠釉陶馬2018年5月15日于倫敦佳士得《中國陶瓷和工藝
品》拍號35，成交價GBP £68,750。
estimate euR 15.000,-
Starting price EUr 7.500,-

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