NORTHERN QI DYNASTY (550-577)
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A PAIR OF PAINTED POTTERY FIGURES OF HORSES
Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577)
Each shown standing on a rectangular base and richly arrayed in finely detailed trappings including a wrapped plume between the pricked ears, a double fringe-hung strap at the top of the neck, a chest collar hung with tufts, the saddle covered with a long gathered cloth draped over flared mud guards, with traces of white, orange, red, green and black pigment
17 5/8 in. (44.7 cm.) high; 16 5/8 in. (42.2 cm.) high (2)
Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577)
Each shown standing on a rectangular base and richly arrayed in finely detailed trappings including a wrapped plume between the pricked ears, a double fringe-hung strap at the top of the neck, a chest collar hung with tufts, the saddle covered with a long gathered cloth draped over flared mud guards, with traces of white, orange, red, green and black pigment
17 5/8 in. (44.7 cm.) high; 16 5/8 in. (42.2 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Ellerton Jette Collection, Boston Massachusetts
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Please note the provenance for this lot should read: Ellerton Jette Collection, Boston, Massachussetts, 1981.
Brought to you by
Laura E. Armstrong
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