Lot 412. A large sancai-glazed and painted pottery figure of a Ferghana horse, Tang dynasty (618-907); 24 1/8 in. (61.3 cm.) high. Estimate USD 100,000 - USD 150,000. Price realised USD 104,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2008  

Naturalistically modeled standing foursquare on a rectangular plinth, the head turned slightly to the left and ears pricked, the hogged mane covered with an amber glaze, the trappings molded with florets and hung with large medallions with floriform heads, the unglazed saddle with traces of red pigment set atop a blanket bearing pigments of contrasting tone. 

Provenance: Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 1990s. 

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 17 September 2008, New York, Rockefeller Plaza