A GROUP OF EIGHT BISCUIT ‘HORSES OF MU WANG’, QING DYNASTYElaborately modelled with extremely fine detail, evenly glazed in pale imperial yellow China, Qing dynasty, 19th century The famous eight horses of king Mu Wang are depicted in various positions and can be arranged at will. They have been modelled with a high level of attention to nature, movement and character of horses and show neatly executed incising work. It is a very fortunate that the complete group is still together. (8)Shape: FiguralWeight: 196 grams (only one horse weighed)Dimensions: 17 cm length (only one horse measured)Condition: Breakages to ears, tails and feet at every horse have been professionally restored with no spraying whatsoever, only minor touchups to the cracked areas. With the exception of a few ear tips nothing has been replaced, and so these horses are still 99% original.Provenance: From the collection of Nelson T Johnson, US ambassador to the Republic of China from 1935 to 1941, and thence by descent.清代一組素胎黃釉“穆王八駿”瓷馬細節設計精心,嬌黃釉均匀 中國,清代,十九世紀造型:動物造型重量:196 克 (一匹馬)尺寸:長17 厘米 (僅一匹馬)品相:每匹馬的耳朵、尾巴和脚部斷裂処均已經過專業修復;沒有任何塗層;除了斷裂処有修補之外其他部位沒有被替換過;所以這些馬99%都還是原始狀態來源:來自 Nelson T Johnson收藏,他曾是1935至1941年美國駐中華民國大使,自此一直保存在收藏中