A rare small bronze model of a horse, Han Dynasty
Lot 453. A rare small bronze model of a horse, Han Dynasty; 7.5cm (3in) long. Estimate £1,500 - £2,000. Sold for £ 2,422 (€ 2,826). © Bonhams
Heavily cast standing four-square in the style of well-modelled massive pottery Sichuan stallions, the head raised and the jaws agape, the bushy tail in a hollow loop, wood stand.
Note: See a related example in the Yale University Art Gallery, illustrated by E.Schloss, Art of the Han, New York, 1979, no.50; see also an example of a small bronze animal, Han/Tang dynasty illustrated in Chinesische Kunst, Berlin, 1929, no.89. One identified as Ordos style, is illustrated in Handbook of the Mr.and Mrs.John D.Rockefeller 3rd Collection, New York, 1981, p.51 (lower right).
Bonhams. Roger Keverne Ltd Moving On (Part II), London, New Bond Street, 7 Jun 2021