Lot 492. A painted straw-glazed pottery model of a horse, Sui Dynasty (581-618); 29cm (11 3/8in) long. Est: £4,000 - £6,000. Sold for £ 1,402 (€ 1,634). © Bonhams

Standing four-square on a rectangular base, arrayed with a tassel-hung bridle and a red saddle cloth all finely detailed in red, black and pale green and fitted over the cantle to sit above long stirrups, the body with hogged mane and long tail covered with yellowish glaze.

Note: See a related example illustrated by R.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 J.Baker, Appeasing the Spirits: Sui and Tang Dynasty Tomb Sculpture From The Schloss Collection, New York, 1993, no.22.

Bonhams. Roger Keverne Ltd Moving On (Part II), London, New Bond Street, 7 Jun 2021