Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD. A dynamic pair of ceramic polo-player figures, each a galloping horse with legs extended and mane flying, painted harness and bridle detailing, bearing a female rider; one in green robe with left arm straightened before the body and right hand trailing, the other in pale blue floral robe with right arm bent above the body; each with custom-made stand. 10 kg total, 49-52cm (19 1/4 - 21 1/2"). Property of a central London gallery; previously in an old established London collection formed in the 1980s; each with a positive thermoluminescence report issued by Laboratory Kotalla, nos. 09PX291019 and 10PX291019.[2]Finely modelled.