ID 718823
Lot 1063 | A RARE AND UNUSUAL SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY EQUESTRIAN
Estimate value
$ 18 000 – 25 000
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Modeled as a courtier, the rider wears a headdress and green tunic and sits astride his steed with hands curled as if grasping reins. The horse stands foursquare on a rectangular base with head turned slightly to the left and is splash-glazed in green, amber, and straw tones.
14 3⁄4 in. (37.5 cm.) high
Provenance
T. T. Tsui (1941-2010), Jinguantang Collection, Hong Kong.
The Jingguantang Collection Part III; Christie’s New York, 18 September 1997, lot 132 (part).
Sotheby's New York, 19 September 2001, lot 111.
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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