Description ASancai Glazed Pottery Figure of a Standing Horse
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
唐 三彩馬
depicting standing foursquare above a rectangular base, with the neck and head coursed left, ears pricked forward and eyes set at attention; the body with a glaze of caramelized honey pooling at the chest and haunches, borne under a molded saddle and harness glazed green and decorated with yellow medallions, all set within a later hardwood stand.
Height 16 in., 40.5 cm.
Property from a Private Collection, Highland Park, Illinois
The result of Oxford Authentication thermoluminescence test no. C120e12 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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