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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
1151
D HORSE
A PAINTED GREY POTTERY FIGURE OF A CAPARISONED HORSE
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 386-534)
l, tapered
The horse is fnely modeled with a graceful, arched neck and a small, tapered
ears. The
head crisply detailed with fared nostrils, open mouth, and pricked ears. The
chest is spanned by a tassel-hung strap, and the rump is protected by leather
by leather
strapwork armor hung with foliate tassels. The back is draped with a red
a red
arkings in
cloth with fringed ends set atop a fared mud guard combed with markings in
imitation of fur. There are extensive traces of red pigment.
8Ω in. (21.6 cm.) high
$8,000-12,000
PROVENANCE
Stephen Junkunc, III (1904-1978) Collection.
北魏 彩繪陶馬

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