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STATUETTE DE CHEVAL CAPARAÇONNÉ
EN TERRE CUITE
Dynastie des Wei du Nord (386-535)
A PAINTED POTTERY MODEL OF A
CAPARISONED HORSE
Northern Wei Dynasty (386-535 AD)
Finely modelled striding on a trapezoidal base,
the head adorned with a tasselled cloth and a
bridle, from which hang floral ornaments, the
saddle covered with a long cloth draped at the
ends above the flared mud guards.
23cm (9in) wide.
€800 - 1,200

Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired
prior to 1935
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)

Compare with a related pottery model of a
caparisoned horse, Wei dynasty, from the Robert
Rousset collection, in the Musée Guimet, Paris,
illustrated by J-P.Desroches, Compagnons
d’Eternite’, Paris, 1981, p.119.

北魏 陶馬俑
來源： 232
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，
於1935年前入藏
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏
233
STATUETTE DE GARDIEN EN TERRE CUITE
Dynastie Wei (386-557)
A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN
Wei Dynasty (386-557 AD)
Modelled as a standing foreigner wearing full
armour and leather helmet framing the face
with prominent features set in a scowl, clad in
a winter cape lined with fur, traces of dark red,
olive-brown, grey, white and black pigments.
32cm (12 5/8in) high.

€400 - 600

Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired
prior to 1935
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
Compare with a related pottery figure of a
soldier, Wei dynasty, from the Robert Rousset
collection, in the Musée Guimet, Paris, illustrated
by J-P.Desroches, Compagnons d’Eternite’,
Paris, 1981, p.127. See also a similar pottery
figure of a soldier, Northern Wei dynasty,
illustrated in China: Dawn of a Golden Age, 200-
750 AD, New York, 2005, p.237, no.131g.
魏 彩繪胡人武士陶俑

來源：
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，
於1935年前入藏
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏
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