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A CHESTNUT GLAZED POTTERY MODEL OF A SADDLED HORSE
Tang dynasty
Standing foresquare with head turned to the left and legs attached to
a small rectangular plinth, the dark golden brown glaze covering the
horse’s coat and the unglazed surfaces of the cloth-draped saddle, the
saddle blanket and the plinth showing a layer of green pigment.
24 1/2in (62cm) high
21in (53.5cm) long
$7,000 - 10,000

Exhibited and Published
Edward D. Fosmire.Heavenly Horses. 2000 Years of Chinese and
Japanese Equine Art. The Joan Irvine Smith Asian Art Collection Santa
Ana, The Bowers Museum exhibition, 2014, pp. 28-29, ill. p. 29.

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A STRAW AND CHESTNUT GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE
OF A HORSE
Tang dynasty
Posed at rest with its four legs attached to a rectangular plinth and
its head with an opened jaw turned slightly to the left, the notch on
its neck filled with a replacement trimmed mane and a replacement
docked tail attached to a hole at the back, the pale straw colored glaze
applied to the horse’s coat and chestnut glaze to the saddle blanket
beneath the unglazed surface of the cloth-covered saddle.
19in (48.3cm) long
18in (45.7cm) high

$7,000 - 10,000
Exhibited and Published
Edward D. Fosmire.Heavenly Horses. 2000 Years of Chinese and
Japanese Equine Art. The Joan Irvine Smith Asian Art Collection Santa
Ana, The Bowers Museum exhibition, 2014, pp. 12-13, ill. p. 13.

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