Page 108 - The art of the Chinese potter By Hobson

PLATE XIV

Model of a horse in unglazed, soft white pottery. The

saddle, saddle-cloth, hoofs, and rosette ornaments on the
trappings are covered with unfired red pigment which has

flaked off in places. The straps on head, collar, saddle, and
girth are shown up with blue pigment, and the rosette orna-
ments are picked out with the same colour.

The Bactrian horses of which this is a fine model were

first imported into China during the second century before
the Christian era, and by the T'ang dynasty were the possession

of most of the Chinese notables. The T'ang tombs of im-

portance usually contain models of these horses and examples

are now familiar in this country. But the fine modelling in
this instance and the life imparted to the movement of the

animal are somewhat exceptional.
T'ang dynasty. H. 16".
In the possession of Mr. F. N. Schiller,