Lot 32. A rare straw-glazed pottery figure of a horse, Sui Dynasty (581-618); 45cm high. (2). Sold for €8,320. © Bonhams 2001-2024

Standing foursquare, with its head lowered and turned towards the chest, the long arched neck with a hogged mane, the back covered with a simple square saddle and blanket, covered overall with a finely crackled cream glaze.

Provenance: An European private collection.

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.C123q92 dated 12 December 2023, is consistent with the dating of this lot.

Note: See a related example illustrated by Robert D. Jacobsen, Celestial Horses and Long Sleeve Dancers: The David W. Dewey Collection of Ancient Chinese Tomb Sculpture, Minneapolis, 2013, pp.152–153; see also John Baker, Appeasing the Spirits: Sui and Tang Dynasty Tomb Sculpture From The Schloss Collection, New York, 1993, nos.22 and 23.

Bonhams. CHINESE ART, Paris, 12 June 2024