Caparisoned Horse

Lot 715. A painted pottery figure of a caparisoned horse, Northern Qi dynasty (550-577). Height 15 in., 38 cm. Lot sold: 10,710 USD (Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 The Collection of Jay I. Kislak: Sold to Benefit the Kislak Family Foundation. Provenance: Christie's New York, 21st September 2000, lot 248. The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence tests no. C100f65. Sotheby's. China 5000 Years, New York, 27... [Lire la suite]

Lot 668. A painted pottery figure of a standing official, Northern Wei dynasty (386-535); Height 21 in., 53.3 cm. Lot sold: 27,720 USD (Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from a New York Private Collection. The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. C122a2. Provenance: China House of Arts, New York, prior to 2000. Sotheby's. China / 5000 Years, New York, 29 March... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1059. A very well-modeled blue and sancai-glazed pottery figure of a caparisoned horse, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 18 1⁄8 in. (46 cm.) high, cloth box. Price realised USD 226,800 (Estimate USD 200,000 – USD 300,000). © Christie's 2022 The horse is shown standing four-square on a rectangular base with head harnessed and turned slightly to the left, with rakish forelock swept back beneath pricked ears. The back carries a heavily textured saddle blanket molded in imitation of fur and covered... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3123. A sancai-glazed caparisoned horse, Tang Dynasty (618-907); 19 ¼ in. (49 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 20,000 - HKD 30,000. Price Realised HKD 162,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. Provenance: Acquired in New York, prior to 1999. The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of a thermoluminescence test, conducted by Oxford Authentication Ltd, sample No. C199s46, 9 June 1999. Christie's. Pavilion Online – Chinese Art, 27 May-11 June 2021

Lot 493. Two painted pottery models of caparisoned horses, Tang dynasty (618-907). The larger 32cm (12 1/2in) long. Est: £1,500 - £2,000. Sold for £ 4,462 (€ 5,199). © Bonhams Both shown standing four-square on a flat rectangular base with the head turned slightly to the left, one horse with a spotted mane, fitted with an ornamented bridle and harness, traces of coloured pigments remaining, wood stands. Note: See related pottery horses, Tang dynasty, illustrated by... [Lire la suite]

Under the Tang dynasty, the Chinese empire expanded far to the north, west and south. Foreign craftsmen, clerics, political envoys, merchants and goods entered China and introduced new ideas and fashions that left their most visible marks on the arts of that period. The two magnificent large figures of a Bactrian camel and a Ferghana horse offered in this sale illustrate the influence that some of the most exotic and majestic animals had on Tang artisans. Naturalistically modelled to a large scale, their shapes enhanced with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 880. A large sancai-glazed pottery figure of a caparisoned horse, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 30 ½ in. (77.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 60,000 - USD 80,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2021 The cream-glazed horse is shown standing foursquare on an arched rectangular base with head raised, mouth open and ears pricked either side of the flared forelock which, like the long mane, was separately made and is carved with deep lines. A long cloth textured in imitation of fur is draped over the saddle, and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3225. A rare large sancai-glazed pottery figure of a caparisoned horse, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 16 in. (40.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 200,000 - USD 300,000. Price realised USD 221,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2015. The horse is superbly modeled standing with the head turned slightly to the left, the ears pricked and the mouth open, and is glazed predominantly in chestnut with a cream-colored blaze running from the poll to the muzzle and with a further large cream splash on the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 248. An Unusual Painted Grey Pottery Figure of a Caparisoned Horse, Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577); 137/8in. (35.3cm.) high. Estimate USD 28,000 - USD 35,000. Price realised USD 30,550. © Christie's Image Limited Standing foursquare on a rectangular base, well modeled with gracefully arched neck and ears alertly pricked either side of a bound and upswept forelock, the chest strap applied with fur tassels and the crupper strap with medallions and pendent bells alternating with unusual lion-mask... [Lire la suite]

This exhibition features a superb selection of Six Dynasties art (220 to 581 AD) assembled over four decades by Norman A. Kurland, a renowned film and television agent. His focused and scholarly eye has led him to form perhaps the best collection of Six Dynasties art in private hands. The thirty-eight pieces in the current exhibition, though limited primarily to the fifth and sixth centuries, range widely in material – stone sculptures, earthenware figures, gilt-bronze metalwork and glazed ceramics. Highlights include rare examples of... [Lire la suite]