Lot 271, A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

well-molded, standing four square with head turned slightly to the left, the head well-articulated with ears pricked, eyes bulging and nostrils flared, the arching neck grooved to receive a mane, a bright green-glazed saddlecloth draped over the high ridged saddle and gathered in pleats to either side, over a cream-glazed saddle blanket, the body covered with a rich mottled amber glaze with a cream-glazed blaze on the head, wood stand (2). Height 23 3/8  in., 59.5 cm

Property from the collection of A. Alfred Taubman

Provenance: Corrado Zingone Collection.
Sotheby's London, 9th December 1986, lot 74.
Acquired from the above sale by A. Alfred Taubman.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 16 Mar 2016, 10:00 AM