Page 134 - Bonhams Chinese and Himalayan Paintings June 2016

PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER

8238
A LARGE SICHUAN GRAY POTTERY HORSE
Han dynasty
Modeled standing at rest on its four legs, its strong neck forming a
graceful arch echoed by the hogged mane that terminates between
its ears perked forward above an open jaw revealing clenched teeth,
the removable docked tail separately molded, the surfaces showing
remains of brown pigment and burial earth.
43 1/4in (110cm) high

$7,000 - 9,000

四彩 像

Another Sichuan painted gray pottery horse of slightly larger size,
but formed in three sections, was sold in Bonhams, San Francisco,
Sale 21614, 4 March 2014, lot 1044.

132 | BONHAMS