Lot 896. A painted dark grey pottery torso of a horse, Han dynasty (206 BC - AD 220); 14 1/8 in. (35.8 cm.) long. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 15,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.

The body painted brick red and the harness, saddle cloth and scrolls on the sides decorated in white, black and red pigment.

Provenance: C. T. Loo Chinese Art (successor Frank Caro), New York, 21 September 1954.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.

Literature: The Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the Collection of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf, Chicago, 1970, no. C8.

Exhibited: Fort Worth, Texas, Museum of Fort Worth, December 1953.
Houston, Texas, Museum of Houston, February-March 1954.
Palm Beach, Florida, The Society of Four Arts, January 1955.
Miami, Florida, The Lowe Gallery, University of Miami, January 1955.
Chicago, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the Collection of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf, 21 September- 13 November 1970.

Christie's. Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II, New York, 24 September 2020