equestrian

Lot 1066. Two rare sancai and blue-glazed pottery figures of equestrians, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); The larger 15 in. (38.2 cm.) long. Price realised USD 7,560 (Estimate USD 10,000 – USD 15,000). © Christie's 2022 The first equestrian is shown with hands held out as if to hold the reins and wearing a blue-glazed robe and a tall unglazed hat. The horse stands foursquare on a rectangular base and is covered with a cream glaze except for the mane which is highlighted with amber glaze.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1063. A rare and unusual sancai-glazed pottery equestrian, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 14 3⁄4 in. (37.5 cm.) high. Price realised USD 35,280 (Estimate USD 18,000 – USD 25,000). © Christie's 2022 Modeled as a courtier, the rider wears a headdress and green tunic and sits astride his steed with hands curled as if grasping reins. The horse stands foursquare on a rectangular base with head turned slightly to the left and is splash-glazed in green, amber, and straw tones. Property From The... [Lire la suite]

From the first millennium, Africa's western Sahel—a vast area on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, spanning what is today Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger—was the birthplace of a succession of influential states fueled by regional and global trade networks. Opening on January 30 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sahel: Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara will be the first exhibition of its kind to trace the cultural legacy of the region, including the legendary empires of Ghana (300–1200), Mali... [Lire la suite]

Lot 258. A Green and Yellow-Glazed Pottery Figure of an Equestrian, Tang Dynasty (618-906); 141/8in. (35.9cm.) high. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 6,000. Price realised USD 5,875. © Christie's Image Limited The rider wearing a long green-glazed tunic and unglazed hood with right hand raised to hold reins, the other hidden within the long sleeve, the yellow-glazed horse with hogged mane and pricked ears standing foursquare atop an unglazed base. Property from the Schloss Collection.  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 80. Five painted gray pottery figures of equestrians, Han dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD). Heights 11 1/4  in., 28.6 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot sold 17,500 USD. © Sotheby's each modeled as a soldier with hands raised to hold reins, seated astride a horse standing foursquare, the soldiers' garments, armor, saddlecloths and horses' eyes painted with pigment, one horse with a potter's seal impressed on the underside reading Guo yu (5). Provenance:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 590. A rare sancai and blue-glazed pottery figure of an equestrian, Tang dynasty (618-907); 23 1/2in (59.7cm) high. Estimate US$ 5,000 - 7,000 (€ 4,500 - 6,200). Unsold. © Bonhams 2001-2019 The tall figure modeled standing atop a low plinth, with muscular arms and fist clenched as if holding reins, clad in an amber-glazed knee-length tunic open at the chest, with a green-glazed lapel, the unglazed head crisply molded with large eyes and prominent nose, framed by a futou covering the head and a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 651. A rare sancai and blue-glazed pottery figure of an equestrian, Tang dynasty (618-907). Height 14 1/4  in., 36.3 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the rider modeled as a foreigner with hands raised as if holding reins, wearing a long blue-glazed robe with a sash tied around the waist, the face well-defined with details picked out in black, the horse standing four square with head slightly lowered, with pricked ears and bulging eyes, covered with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 966. Two painted pottery figures of equestrians, China, Northern Wei dynasty (AD 386-535); 8 3/8 in. (21 cm.) high. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Price realised USD 22,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 Each modeled wearing armored robes, the horse standing four square on a rectangular base, with traces of white, black and red pigments remaining, wood stands. Provenance: Yamanka & Co., New York. The Blair Collection, Chicago. Claire Macready, Inc., Chicago. Acquired in... [Lire la suite]

Ritual wine vessel hu, China, early Warring States period, 5th century BC. Bronze. Height 36.8 cm © Ben Janssens Oriental Art Ltd Pottery figure of a foreign groom with a pointed hat, China, Tang dynasty, 7th-8th century. Height 65 cm © Ben Janssens Oriental Art Ltd Four pottery equestrians, China, Tang dynasty, 8th century. Heights 35.5 to 37.5 cm. Lengths 30 to 35 cm © Ben Janssens Oriental Art Ltd     Black and red lacquer circular box with camellia... [Lire la suite]

Lot 600. A painted pottery figure of an equestrian, Early Tang dynasty. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the rider modeled as a Turfan woman with hands raised, the horse standing four square with head slightly lowered to the left, traces of pigment, the interior hollowed. Height 16 3/4  in., 42.5 cm Provenance: Collection of Ezekiel Schloss.Collection of Earl Morse.Eskenazi, London. Exhibited: Spirit and Ritual. The Morse Collection of Ancient Chinese... [Lire la suite]