ID 718535
Lot 1067 | TWO RARE SANCAI AND BLUE-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURES OF EQUESTRIANS
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 25 000
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The first equestrian is shown with hands held out as if to hold the reins and wearing a blue-glazed robe and a tall unglazed hat. The horse stands foursquare on a rectangular base and is covered with a cream glaze except for the mane which is highlighted with amber glaze. The second equestrian is shown with the proper right hand raised and the body twisted to the right, wearing an amber-glazed robe with blue cuffs and a tall unglazed hat, and seated on an amber-glazed saddle. The horse stands foursquare on a rectangular base and is covered with a cream glaze.
The larger 15 in. (38.2 cm.) long
Provenance
E. & J. Frankel, New York, March 1999.
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Historical era: | Tang dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Historical era: | Tang dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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