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PROPERTY FROM THE JOAN IRVINE SMITH COLLECTION OF
ASIAN ART
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AN UNGLAZED POTTERY HORSE Exhibited and Published
Tang dynasty Edward D. Fosmire. Heavenly Horses. 2000 Years of Chinese and
Posed at momentary rest, the well-modeled head turned slightly left Japanese Equine Art. The Joan Irvine Smith Asian Art Collection Santa
with an open mouth, the right front leg raised and remaining legs Ana, The Bowers Museum exhibition, 2014, pp. 48-49, ill. p. 49.
attached to a rectangular plinth, a separately molded docked tail
attached at the back and the recessed notch along the top of its neck
now filled with a composition trimmed mane.
26 1/2in (67.3cm) long
23 3/4in (60.3cm) high
$9,000 - 12,000
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