A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (618-907)
A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (618-907). © Christie's Image 2003
Standing with head turned tautly to the left and long straw-glazed mane swept over to one side of the muscular neck, the trappings molded with florets and hung with 'apricot' leaf medallions, and the unglazed saddle cloth set atop a contrasting splash-glazed blanket - 20 5/8in. (52.4cm.) high - Lot 215. Estimate $25,000 - $30,000. Price Realized $28,680
Notes: Compare the similar horse illustrated by Mae Anna Pang, An Album of Chinese Art from the National Gallery of Victoria, 1983, pp. 80-1, no. 25.
The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. C102k67 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
CHRISTIE'S. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 18 September 2003, New York, Rockefeller Plaza