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A PAINTED POTTERY MODEL OF AN ARMOURED A PAINTED GREY POTTERY MODEL OF A MONGOLIAN PONY
EQUESTRIAN Western Jin Dynasty
Western Jin Dynasty With stocky hollow-constructed body and short, knife-pared legs, the
The horse standing four square on a rectangular base, wearing hogged mane terminating in a bud-shaped knob between the pricked
full body armour, painted in red pigment to simulate chain mail, a ears, the saddle with tall raised edges, the body decorated in cream
protruding lock of hair extending from its forehead, the soldier and brown pigments and detailed in red to depict the trappings and
wearing a tall helmet and armoured robes, a quiver of arrows slung saddle blanket.
at his right side and a further quiver suspended beside his left leg, 41cm (16.1/8in) long from the nose to the tip of the tail.
decorated in red, black and white pigments.
41.2cm (16.1/4in) high. £1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,800 - 13,000
£1,500 - 2,000 HK$9,700 - 15,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
HK$15,000 - 19,000 Horses of this type have been found in Western Jin tombs. See
Kaogu 1985:8, p. 732, no. M34:70. He Li in Chinese Ceramics,
The result of Oxford Thermoluminescence test number New York, 1996, p. 117, maintains that the pointed roundel on the
C102z36 (11 October 2002) is consistent with the dating muzzle is a uniquely Western Jin characteristic and that the other
of this lot. quintessential traits of these figures - pointed ears, exaggerated
features of the head and muscular body - “conform to the grotesque
style preferred by Henan potters”.

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