Description: Very good condition. Tang Dynasty (618-907) High 35 cm. - The results of thermoluminescence tests are consistent with the dating of this object. Test results will be provided to winning bidder. The spirited horse covered in a yellow slip and standing foursquare. The rider seated solidly in the saddle with feet stretched forward in the stirrups, her body twisted to the left at the waist and dressed in a long red and white tight-fitting tunic above black boots. She is playing a flute, the softly modelled face detailed in red and black pigment on a white slip beneath the black hair drawn up in a knot. Provenance: Dutch private collection.